Advanced Cardiology Practice
246 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite 201
Wayne
(973) 942-1141
www.advancedcardiologypractice.com
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Dr. Sameer Azhak measures professional success by how many
medications he doesn’t have to prescribe to patients and how
many heart stents he doesn’t have to place. What makes him
unique among cardiologists is his focus on the prevention of
heart disease, particularly the role of nutrition in its development.
Dr. Azhak says, “Rather than focus on symptoms and diseases,
I focus on restoring and optimizing health.” He holds a special
interest in complex lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome and preventive cardiology. His commitment to this focus is personal. The
cardiologist successfully treated his own high blood pressure,
high cholesterol and sleep apnea through weight loss.
In medical school, Dr. Azhak realized there was a lack of training in nutrition. He has made it his mission to help patients to
reduce the need for medication, the need to increase the
dosage of medication or to have to rely on any to control ballooning blood pressure and cholesterol. He achieves this by
building one-on-one relationships with patients to guide them to
control cardiovascular risk factors. “I inspire patients to make
changes,” he says.
Dr. Azhak intuitively and accurately assesses each patient to
devise an appropriate treatment plan. He takes the time to know
each patient, educates them about their diagnosis and treatment
and makes sure they understand the cardiovascular terminology
used. Dr. Azhak individualizes treatment plans and chooses what
works best for each patient based on lifestyle, culture and personality. “Each person is different. A lot depends on their readiness to make necessary changes,” he states.
In addition to Dr. Azhak, there are seven cardiologists affiliated
with Advanced Cardiology Practice. The practice maintains six
offices in Wayne and surrounding towns. They diagnose and treat
a full range of diseases of the heart including angina, arrhythmias, high cholesterol, heart attack, heart failure, stroke and varicose and spider veins. Collaboration and consultation among the
cardiologists in the practice means that patients receive detailed
advice about the nuances of their particular condition.
Many diagnostic tests are done in-office. Invasive procedures,
such as catherizations or angioplasties, are performed in a hospital. The doctors have privileges at the area’s best hospitals
including St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Morristown
Medical Center, Chilton Medical Center and St Joseph's Wayne
Hospital.
Dr. Azhak earned his medical degree from St. George’s
University School of Medicine in St. George, Grenada, West
Indies. His internship and residency in Internal Medicine were
completed at Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark. He completed a fellowship in Invasive and Non-Invasive Cardiovascular
Disease at the Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical
Education. Dr. Azhak is board certified in Internal Medicine and
Cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine and
Nuclear Cardiology by the Certification Board of Nuclear
Cardiology.
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