Javid Alakbarli, MD

Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group Provider
PointerLanguage(s): English, Azerbaijani, German, Russian, Turkish
2727 W. Holcombe Blvd.,
Houston,
TX
77025
Joined Kelsey-Seybold: July 2023
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Dr. Alakbarli believes there is always room for improvement. He strives to stay current with the latest medical technology in cardiology and research to make sure his patients receive the best cardiovascular care.
My Biography
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Professional Background
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Professional Associations
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Hobbies and Interests
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Awards & Publications
Javid Alakbarli, MD, completed his medical degree at Istanbul University, Cerrahpasha Medical School in 2015. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in 2019. He went on to complete his fellowship in Cardiology at the Texas Heart Institute at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in 2023. Fluent in five languages, he is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography, and he is a registered physician in vascular interpretation (RPVI).
Dr. Alakbarli is a member of the American Medical Association.
In his spare time, Dr. Alakbarli enjoys exercising, photography, and traveling.
Awards
- Chief Fellow, Texas Heart Institute, 2021
- MD with Honors from Istanbul University, 2015
Publications
- Chiang AL, Rabinowitz LG, Alakbarli J & Chan WW (2021). The Patterns and Impact of Social Media Exposure of Journal Publications in Gastroenterology: Retrospective Cohort Study. J Med Internet Res 23, e25252.
- Merkler AE, Alakbarli J, Barbar T, Baradaran H, Adejumo O, Navi BB, Kamel H, Kim J, Okin PM, Gupta A & Weinsaft JW (2020). Associations between the size and location of myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction. J Neurol Sci 419, 117182.
- Yang Y, Rali AS, Inchaustegui C, Alakbarli J, Chatterjee S, Herlihy JP, George J, Shafii A, Nair A & Simpson L (2020). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in coronavirus disease 2019-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome: An initial US experience at a high-volume centre. Card Fail Rev 6, e17.
- Merkler AE, Alakbarli J, Gialdini G, Navi BB, Murthy SB, Goyal P, Kim J, Devereux RB, Safford MM, Iadecola C, Kamel H & Weinsaft JW (2019). Short-term risk of ischemic stroke after detection of left ventricular thrombus on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 28, 1027–1031.
- Kim J, Alakbarli J, Palumbo MC, Xie LX, Rong LQ, Tehrani NH, Brouwer LR, Devereux RB, Wong SC, Bergman GW, Khalique OK, Levine RA, Ratcliffe MB & Weinsaft JW (2019). Left ventricular geometry predicts optimal response to percutaneous mitral repair via MitraClip: Integrated assessment by two- and three-dimensional echocardiography. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 93, 1152–1160.
- Kim J, Alakbarli J, Yum B, Tehrani NH, Pollie MP, Abouzeid C, Di Franco A, Ratcliffe MB, Poppas A, Levine RA, Devereux RB & Weinsaft JW (2019). Tissue-based markers of right ventricular dysfunction in ischemic mitral regurgitation assessed via stress cardiac magnetic resonance and three-dimensional echocardiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 35, 683–693.
- Bratt A, Kim J, Pollie M, Beecy AN, Tehrani NH, Codella N, Perez-Johnston R, Palumbo MC, Alakbarli J, Colizza W, Drexler IR, Azevedo CF, Kim RJ, Devereux RB & Weinsaft JW (2019). Machine learning derived segmentation of phase velocity encoded cardiovascular magnetic resonance for fully automated aortic flow quantification. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson; DOI: 10.1186/s12968-018-0509-0.
- Srinivasan A, Kim J, Khalique O, Geevarghese A, Rusli M, Shah T, Di Franco A, Alakbarli J, Goldburg S, Rozenstrauch M, Devereux RB & Weinsaft JW (2017). Echocardiographic linear fractional shortening for quantification of right ventricular systolic function—A cardiac magnetic resonance validation study. Echocardiography 34, 348–358.
- Nakamori S, Alakbarli J, Bellm S, Motiwala SR, Addae G, Manning WJ & Nezafat R (2017). Native T1 value in the remote myocardium is independently associated with left ventricular dysfunction in patients with prior myocardial infarction. J Magn Reson Imaging 46, 1073–1081.
- Mehta NK, Kim J, Siden JY, Rodriguez-Diego S, Alakbarli J, Franco AD & Weinsaft JW (2017). Utility of cardiac magnetic resonance for evaluation of mitral regurgitation prior to mitral valve surgery. J Thorac Dis 9, S246–S256.
Accepted Insurance
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Humana Plans
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Effective January 1, 2023
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Other Plans
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Medicare
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic accepts the following Medicare Advantage Plans: KelseyCare Advantage, Aetna Medicare Advantage, WellCare TexanPlus, Humana Medicare and select UnitedHealthcare plans. Effective January 1, 2009, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic does not accept patients with traditional Medicare.
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Education and Board Certifications
Medical School
- Istanbul University, Cerrahpasha Medical School, 2015
Internship/Residency
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, 2019; Fellowship: The Texas Heart Institute, 2023
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
- National Board of Echocardiography - Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography