Dr. Shahrzad Akhtar M.D.
Neurologist | Neurology
4860 Y St Sacramento CA, 95817About
Shahrzad Akhtar, M.D., specializes and is board certified in neurology. Dr. Akhtar grew up in Fresno, CA. She attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree ...
Education and Training
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California 2007
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Treatments
- Headaches
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Neuropathy
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Pinched Nerve
- Epilepsy
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis (ms)
- Tremors
- Migraine
- Vascular Disease
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