Akshay K. Khandelwal, MD, MBA, FACC, is the system chair for the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Allegheny Health Network. He provides strategic and operational oversight for about 90 cardiologists, 60 advanced practice providers and 23 fellows-in-training in an 11-hospital system, embracing a shared-risk model of care.
He obtained his medical degree from Bangalore University in India, and completed residency, a chief residency, a cardiology fellowship, and an interventional cardiology fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. He completed a Master of Business Administration at the University of Tennessee. Prior to leaving Henry Ford Hospital, he worked as the associate medical director for the Heart and Vascular Service Line, served as a member of the Board of Directors for Mosaic Accountable Care Organization, and chaired the State of Michigan's STEMI Systems of Care Task Force – which resulted in funded legalization to organize STEMI care throughout the state. He is a clinician-educator with an interest in complex PCI, STEMI systems of care and critical care cardiology. He has nearly 50 publications in cardiogenic shock, acute coronary syndromes and PCI.
Khandelwal has served in various roles at the ACC, including as chair of the Board of Governors; secretary of the Board of Trustees; president and governor of the Michigan Chapter; member of the Annual Scientific Session Program Committee; chair of the Digital Transformation Task Force; member of the Health Equity Task Force; chair of the Investment Subcommittee; and member of the Finance Committee. He currently serves as chair of the Finance Committee as well as treasurer for the ACC.
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