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Akshay Khandelwal, MD, has been appointed to the Gerald E. McGinnis Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine at Allegheny Health Network (AHN), a $2 million endowment from the McGinnis family supporting Dr. Khandelwal’s vision of advancing cardiac therapies and reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease among all patient populations.
Dr. Khandelwal, a practicing interventional cardiologist, specializes in treating heart disease with catheter-based techniques; his areas of expertise include complex coronary interventions, such as angioplasty, stent procedures, and diagnostic cardiology.
“On behalf of the Cardiovascular Institute and Allegheny Health Network, I want to extend our sincere thanks to the entire McGinnis family for their remarkable generosity and support to help us continue advancing the frontier of cardiovascular medicine. This endowment is another fitting tribute to the incredible legacy of Jerry McGinnis and everything he accomplished in his remarkable life and career,” said Dr. Khandelwal.
Since joining AHN in 2023, Dr. Khandelwal has overseen a robust team of AHN physicians, fellows, residents and other clinicians to ensure the provision of advanced, high-quality cardiovascular care across AHN’s hospitals, outpatient facilities and physician practices.
Stephen Bailey, MD, Chair of the AHN Cardiovascular Institute said, “I can’t think of a better recipient of the Gerald E. McGinnis Endowed Chair than Akshay Khandelwal.”
Dr. Khandelwal is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Khandelwal has been named “Top Cardiologist” by Detroit Hour Magazine for multiple years in a row.
Dr. Khandelwal went to medical school at Bangalore University, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College in Karnataka, India. He did his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in cardiology and interventional cardiology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
