Dr. Ramzan Zakir selected as Top Interventional Cardiologist of the Year by IAOTP

Ramzan M. Zakir, MD, RPVI, FACC, FSCAI, was recently selected by the International Association of Top Professionals as the Top Interventional Cardiologist of the Year for 2021 for his outstanding leadership and commitment to the Healthcare Industry.

Inclusion with the International Association of Top Professionals is an honor in itself, only a few members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, longevity in the field, other affiliations and contributions to their communities.  All honorees are invited to attend the IAOTP’s Annual Award Gala in December for a night to honor their achievements. www.iaotp.com/award-gala .

With over 10 years of professional experience as a Cardiologist, Dr. Zakir has certainly proven himself as an accomplished professional and expert within his field. He is a dynamic results-driven leader who has demonstrated success in every role he has ever served.  Currently, Dr. Zakir is the Director of High-Risk PCI and Research at Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas University Hospital, practices at RWJPE Heart and Vascular Institute of Central Jersey. He is also a clinical associate professor of medicine at Rutgers Medical School – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and he is involved in research and fellow training. As a leader in interventional cardiology, he serves as principal investigator of several clinical trials to enhance the management of patients with coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease and venous disease.

Dr. Zakir is Board Certified in cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and endovascular. Before embarking on his current career path, Dr. Zakir attended Rutgers College and completed both his internship and residency at UMDNJ – New Jersey Medical School. He served as chief medical resident at Hackensack University Hospital.

Since 2009, in his role as interventional cardiologist, Dr. Zakir has performed thousands of successful angioplasty procedures. He has expanded his practice to peripheral vascular disease and has obtained his RPVI certificate for vascular ultrasound. The RWJPE Heart and Vascular Institute of Central Jersey is where he can assess the needs of his patients prior to performing complex coronary interventions, chronic total occlusions, carotid artery stenting, endovascular interventions for patients with peripheral arterial disease as well as venous ablations, sclerotherapy and Varithena® procedures for venous insufficiency. He also performs complex endovascular procedures on patients suffering from peripheral vascular disease at CVI, an outpatient office-based laboratory.

Throughout his thriving career as a cardiologist, Dr. Zakir has been an active member within his community and received numerous awards and accolades for his outstanding merits and contributions to the healthcare profession. This year he will be considered for an exclusive Front Cover feature in TIP (Top Industry Professional) Magazine and for the Doctor of the Decade Award. He will receive his award for Top Interventional Cardiologist of the Year at IAOTP’s 2021 Annual Awards Gala being held at the Plaza Hotel in NYC this December. In past years Dr. Zakir was honored with recognitions from many of the Who’s Who organizations, Castle Connolly, and New Jersey Monthly Top Docs.

In addition to Dr. Zakir’s successful roles in medicine, he also maintains affiliations with several organizations, including the American College of Cardiology, a fellow of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Intervention, and a member of the Police Defense Foundation, as well as Health Forces for Police. As an illustrious scholar, he is known for his distinct contributions to prominent medical publications. Dr. Zakir has spoken at both regional and global conferences and continues to serve as an invited faculty for numerous international conferences, including TCT, NCVH and ACC. Furthermore, he is fluent in Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi and English.

The President of IAOTP, Stephanie Cirami stated, “Choosing Dr. Zakir for this honor was an easy decision for our panel to make. He is exceptionally talented in his field of medicine, his long list of accomplishments and accolades are beyond impressive. We felt he would make an amazing asset to our network of professionals and we look forward to meeting him at the Annual Awards Gala.”

Looking back, Dr. Zakir attributes his success to his Father, Mirza and to Saud Sadiq. His perseverance, education and the privilege of raising his two sons and daughter are his most notable personal achievements. Some of Dr. Zakir’s interests when not working include, tennis, basketball, football and he enjoys watching the New York Jets,

Knicks and Yankees. For the future, Dr. Zakir will continue to help his patients by providing the best care possible and to achieve better health results through his care.

For more information about Dr. Zakir please visit www.NJHeartandvascular.com.

About IAOTP

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