Dr Onn Akbar Ali MBBS FRACP FCSANZ
Dr Onn Akbar Ali is an interventional cardiologist with special interests in coronary intervention and echocardiography (including stress and transoesophageal). Dr Akbar Ali joined SA Heart in 2006.
Onn graduated from The University of Adelaide in 1998 and undertook initial post graduate training in Adelaide before transferring to The Royal Prince Alfred and Concord Repatriation Hospitals for Advanced Training in Cardiology. He was admitted to Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in 2005. He was subsequently appointed as a Fellow in Coronary Intervention and Echocardiography for the period of 2 years to attain post fellowship, sub specialty skills in these areas.
Dr Akbar Ali joined the team at SA Heart in 2007 and consults regularly at North Adelaide and Ashford as well as Berri in the Riverland. He has admitting rights at Ashford and Wakefield private hospitals.
Apart from his private practice, Onn is a staff specialist at The Queen Elizabeth and Lyell McEwin hospitals and actively participate in 24 hours on call roster for emergency coronary intervention for the management of acute myocardial infarction.
Onn has a strong commitment towards teaching & ongoing research and is readily contactable for enquiries. Prompt appointment are assured.
Publications and Abstracts
- O. Akbar Ali, A. Aggarwal, Thanakrishnan, and H.C. Lowe: Thoracic Spinal Cord Ischemia Following Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiac Arrest in a Young Male. Heart Lung and Circ. 2006; 15:53-5
- Akbar Ali O, Brieger D: Complications of Common Cardiac Procedures. Australian Doctor. 2005; (3) :21-28
- Akbar Ali, R Bhindi, AC McMahon, D Brieger, L Kritharides, HC Lowe. Distal Protection in Cardiovascular Medicine. Current Status. American Heart Journal (AHJ): 2006.
- Akbar Ali, O Enrique P. Gurfinkel, Joel M. Gore, Keith A. Fox, Andrzej Budaj, Giancarlo Agnelli, Frederick A. Anderson, Rebecca Dedrick, David Brieger, GRACE Investigators, Relationship between White Cell Count, Blood Sugar Level and Mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome. The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events. Journal of American College of Cardiology (JACC): 2006: 47 (4) Suppl 1; 261A
- Akbar Ali O, Lowe HC, Brieger D: Late Restenosis Following Placement of a Sirolimus Eluting Stent for In Stent Restenosis. Case Report: Heart Lung Circ. 2007 Feb; 16(1):50-1. Epub 2006 Dec 29
- Onn Akbar Ali, Tommy Chung, Peter Walker, Warwick Bruce, Sebastian Herman, Hans Van Der Wall, Leonard Kritharides. Detection and Quantification of Fat Embolisation during Total Knee Arthroplasty using Transthoracic Echocardiography. Heart Lung and Circulation; Moderated Poster Presentation. Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. (CSANZ) 2006
- Onn Akbar Ali, , Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti, Álvaro Avezum, Ph Gabriel Steg, Keith A Fox; Frans Van de Werf, Gilles Montalescot, Omar H Dabbous, , Elias Knobel and David Brieger. Hyperglycemia Increases Hospital Mortality in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes. Heart Lung and Circulation.Abstract Presented at CSANZ; 2005
- Y. Shen, C.Song, R. George, O. Akbar Ali, P. Whitting, C.L Geczy, S.B. Freedman. Serum Amyloid A May Contribute to the Hypercoagulable State in Coronary Artery.
- Heart Lung and Circulation. Abstract Presented at CSANZ meeting; 2005
- Onn Akbar Ali, Andy Yong, Christopher Wong, and Harry Lowe: “Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Centre without On-Site Surgical Backup is Safe”. Heart Lung and Circulation.Abstract Presented at CSANZ meeting 2005.
