Akram Elgendy, MD

About

Akram Elgendy, MD, MRCP, FACC, FASE, is a senior attending physician and serves as medical director of structural echocardiography at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute. He is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. In addition, he directs noninvasive cardiology services at University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center in Chardon, Ohio.

Dr. Elgendy earned his medical degree with honors from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. He pursued an internal medicine residency and cardiovascular medicine fellowship at the University of Florida (UF). He then completed an advanced echocardiography fellowship at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).

Dr. Elgendy is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease with additional certification in echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and cardiovascular computed tomography. He specializes in structural heart imaging, advanced echocardiography and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In addition to his clinical practice, he teaches and supervises internal medicine residents and cardiology fellows on basic and advanced echocardiography and cardiac sonographers on advanced 3D imaging acquisition and reconstruction.

Dr. Elgendy serves as a guest reviewer for multiple medical journals. He has published over 50 articles in prestigious medical journals. He has presented at national and international conferences as an invited speaker. His research has made a significant impact on the medical field and has been widely cited by national and international guidelines and featured in different media outlets such as The Daily Mail, Reuters, Medscape and TCTMD among others.

Dr. Elgendy is recognized as a fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and American Society of Echocardiography (FASE). He is also a proud member of the Royal College of Physicians (London, United Kingdom) and Egyptian Medical Syndicate.