Clinical Interests
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Mechanical Circulatory Support
- Total Artificial Heart
- Cardiac Transplantation
Research Interests
- Exercise Physiology in LVAD patients
Education
- MD, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Training
- Fellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
- Fellowship, Cardiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
- Residency, Internal Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Memberships
- Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA)
- American College of Cardiology
Patient Comments
Dr Rakitta was GREAT very nice and explained everything very well
Excellent experience,reassuring at oncet of visit,knowledgeable,therough,concerned,sense of humor,professional,felt I was in good hands when I left..
We have passrd Dr Rakita's name to several people