Kemal Marc Akat, MDCardiology in Nashville, TN

Kemal M. Akat, MD, PhD, is a board-certified, experienced cardiologist with Ascension Saint Thomas in Nashville, Tennessee. He specializes in diagnosing all types of cardiovascular disease. Dr. Akat provides preventive cardiology care to manage high blood pressure and cholesterol, heart attack and stroke risk factors, AFib heart rhythm disorders, and congestive heart failure. Dr. Akat works with you to create a personalized care plan, and helps connect you to cardiac specialists if you require more care. Whether you have new symptoms or want to talk to a heart doctor about a heart disease diagnosis, Dr. Akat is here for you.

Dr. Akat has a special interest in cardiology, advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. He provides treatment to adult patients and has clinical interests in heart failure, genetic cardiomyopathies, valve diseases, chest pain, heart transplant patients, patients with durable assist devices.

With more than 20-years of experience in the biomedical field, including patient care and basic and translational research, Dr. Akat has been involved in several research efforts and led teams of physicians and basic researchers as part of national research efforts funded by the NIH, the FDA, and industry partners.

Dr. Akat strives to make patients feel at the center and in control of their care, providing them with the information they need to make the right decision for them.

When not caring for patients, Dr. Akat enjoys sports, spending time with family, and reading.