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Basit K Achakzai

Basit K Achakzai, MD

Interventional Radiology

Accepting New Patients
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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adult 21-65
  • Older Adult >65

Languages

  • English

Gender

Male

Hospital Affiliations

  • Guthrie Corning Hospital
  • Guthrie Cortland Medical Center
  • Guthrie Troy Community Hospital
  • Robert Packer Hospital

About Basit K Achakzai

Professional Membership

  • Society of Interventional Radiology
  • Michigan Society of Interventional Radiology
  • Radiological Society of North America
  • American College of Radiology
  • American Roentgen Ray Society

Locations

    • phone: 570-887-5599
    • fax: 570-887-5149
    • phone: 570-887-5599
    • fax: 570-887-5149

Clinical Interests

Arterial intervention for acute and traumatic bleeding, Central venous access (ports, PICC, dialysis, hickman, etc.), Chemoembolization and Y90 treatment, Thrombolysis, angiograms and angioplasty, Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS), Tumor ablation (radiofrequency, microwave, cryoablation), Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE)

Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Henry Ford Hospital, 2016
  • Residency: Wayne State University, 2015
  • Internship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2011
  • Medical School: Baqai Medical University, 2007

Board Certifications

  • Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology: American Board of Radiology, 2018
  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine: American Board of Radiology, 2016

Insurance

Please contact the doctor's office directly to confirm acceptance of insurance.
Search plans
  • Aetna
  • Aetna - Medicare Advantage¬†
  • Aetna Better Health - Children's Health Insurance (CHIP)
  • AmeriHealth Caritas - Medicare Advantage¬†
  • AmeriHealth Caritas¬† - Medicaid Managed Care
  • CDPHP
  • CDPHP - Medicare Advantage
  • CDPHP¬† - Medicaid Managed Care
  • Cigna¬†
  • Coventry
  • Devon Health
  • EmblemHealth
  • EmblemHealth - Medicare Advantage
  • Empire Health Plan - United Healthcare and Anthem
  • Excellus (Blue Cross - Blue Shield - New York)
  • Excellus (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New York) for New York State employees¬†
  • Excellus (Blue Cross-Blue Shield - New York State) - Medicare Advantage
  • Excellus (Blue Cross-Blue Shield - New York)¬† - Medicaid Managed Care
  • Fidelis Care - Commercial Exchange Product only (Obamacare)
  • Fidelis Care - Medicare Advantage
  • Fidelis Care¬† - Medicaid Managed Care
  • Geisinger Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
  • Geisinger Health Plan¬†
  • Geisinger Health Plan¬† - Medicaid Managed Care
  • Highmark (Blue Cross - Blue Shield - Pennsylvania)¬†
  • Highmark (Blue Cross-Blue Shield) - Medicare Advantage
  • Highmark¬† Wholecare - Medicaid Managed Care
  • Highmark¬† Wholecare - Medicare Advantage
  • Humana - Medicare Advantage
  • iCircle - Medicaid Managed Care
  • iCircle - Medicare Advantage
  • Jefferson (former Healthcare Partners)- Medicaid Managed Care
  • Jefferson (formerly Healthcare Partners)- Medicare Advantage¬†
  • Lifetime Benefits Solutions (part of Excellus - Blue Cross Blue Shield -¬† New York)
  • Martin's Point Healthcare -Tricare¬†
  • Medicaid - New York
  • Medicaid - Pennsylvania
  • Medicare - New York
  • Medicare - Pennsylvania¬†
  • Molina Health Plan¬† - Medicaid Managed Care
  • Multi Plan
  • MVP Health Care - Medicare Advantage
  • MVP Health Care¬† - Medicaid Managed Care
  • MVP Health Plan
  • Nascentia - Medicare Advantage¬†
  • Pa Health & Wellness - Medicare Advantage
  • Pa Health & Wellness¬† - Medicaid Managed Care
  • Pa Health and Wellness - Commercial Exchange Product only (Obamacare)¬†
  • POMCO - (part of United Healthcare)
  • Tricare (Humana Military)
  • United Behavioral Health (Behavioral services)¬†
  • United Healthcare - Medicare Advantage
  • United Healthcare¬†
  • United Healthcare¬† - Medicaid Managed Care
  • UPMC Health Plan
  • UPMC Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
  • UPMC Health Plan¬† - Medicaid Managed Care
  • VA Community Care Network - Veterans Affairs (VA/Optum/United Healthcare)
  • WellCare - Medicare Advantage