Jamal Akhtar, MD

Medical School

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, India 

Residency

St. Vincent Hospital, Worchester, MA - Internal Medicine

Fellowship

Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY - Sleep Medicine

Dr. Jamal Akhtar is an internal medicine specialist providing primary care services. He attended Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in Aligarh, India before completing his residency in internal medicine at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, MA.  He has also completed a fellowship in sleep medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY.

Dr. Akhtar has special interest in helping those with respiratory diseases and sleep disorders in addition to providing a full spectrum of primary care services.

Dr. Akhtar treats a variety of illnesses and works with patients to maintain good health through preventive physical exams. He says, “I enjoy building a patient-physician relationship and being involved in holistic care of patients.”

Dr. Akhtar is originally from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India and is fluent in Hindi. He and his wife have a young son. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with family or being outdoors in nature. He also enjoys giving back to the community and has volunteered his services at a free clinic for patients without health insurance.