Dr. Adil Akhtar is an Oncologist and Palliative Care Expert. He is Associate Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Hematology, Oakland University-William Beaumont School of Medicine. Director, Inpatient Clinical Operations, Karmanos-McLaren Oakland Cancer Center in Michigan. Chief, Division of Palliative & End of Life Care, Michigan Health Professionals. Dr. Akhtar’s medical specializations are oncology, palliative care and end of life/hospice care.
Dr. Akhtar received his M.B., B.S. at Dow Medical College, University of Karachi, Pakistan. His training includes a Research Fellowship in Experimental Hematopoiesis, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore; a Clinical Fellowship in the Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Wayne State University in Detroit; and his Residency was at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology in Detroit.
Growing up in Pakistan, Dr. Akhtar was very sick as a child, and had to undergo a lifesaving surgery. He was inspired to be a doctor because he saw the passionate and emphatic way the surgeons and nurses cared for him as a patient. Oncology is one field where you don’t choose the specialty; the specialty chooses you. Dr. Akhtar was drawn to cancer care because of the lifelong bond you make with the patients and their families. An oncologist help his patients at a time when they are faced with a potentially