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Gohar Azhar, M.D. Geriatrician (Internal Medicine)

Primary Appointment Location

Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic
625 Jack Stephens Drive
Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging
Little Rock, AR 72205

Appointment Phone Number
501-686-6219
New and Returning Patients
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Overview

Areas of Expertise
Primary Care
Senior Health
Accepting New Patients
No
Patient Type
Adults
Language
English
4.5 out of 5
477 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
105 comments
Gohar Azhar, M.D.

Contents

  • Make an Appointment
  • About
  • Academic Background
  • Conditions
  • Areas of Expertise
  • Locations
  • Ratings & Reviews

Make an Appointment With Dr. Azhar

This provider is not currently accepting new patients.

Existing patients can make an appointment by requesting an appointment online through UAMS Health MyChart or by contacting the clinic directly.

About Dr. Azhar

Clinical Biography

Dr. Gohar Azhar is a Professor of Geriatrics and holds the Jackson T. Stephens endowed chair in Clinical Affairs, at the Reynolds Institute on Aging, in the College of Medicine, at UAMS. She is the Director of Clinical Research, Director of the Walker Memory Clinic, and Co-Director of the Cardiovascular Aging Program. Dr. Azhar graduated from Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. She completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh where she was recognized for her “Excellence in Ambulatory Care” and as an “Outstanding Resident ”.  Subsequently, she trained as a geriatrician and physician-scientist at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Division on Aging, at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, before moving to Little Rock and joining UAMS in 2002.

At the Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic at UAMS, Dr. Azhar sees older adult patients as a primary care geriatrician. In addition, as director of the Walker Memory clinic, she provides care for patients with different types of memory disorders and is actively involved in clinical trials of Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias, and other aging conditions.

Dr. Gohar Azhar, Geriatrician - UAMS Institute on Aging

Clinical Focus

In addition to seeing older patients as a primary care geriatrician, she also attends to patients with different types of memory disorders.

Dr. Azhar's Academic Background

Academic Biography

Prior to her appointment at UAMS, Dr. Gohar Azhar was an instructor at Harvard and worked in the laboratory of Dr. Jeanne Wei. She received pilot funding from the Nathan Shock Program to study the effects of oxidative damage on the heart and the brain and was the first to report on the age-associated changes in the heart and brain in response to hypoxia-reoxygenation in terms of altered bcl2/bax ratios. She also conducted some of the first experiments on cardiac ischemia-reperfusion in the aging mouse model and determined that the window of opportunity for intervention and salvaging of cardiac tissue was significantly shorter for the old heart versus the young adult heart. Her basic research focused on elucidating the role of serum response factor (SRF) in the aging heart. Dr. Azhar was responsible for the physiological and functional characterization of a number of transgenic mouse models of SRF under-expression and over-expression. She co-authored a salient paper describing the cardiac changes in these mice titled “Model of functional cardiac aging” in 2003 in which a modest increase in a single transcription factor, SRF, led to accelerated aging of the heart. In brief, this was a model with premature diastolic dysfunction, represented an “old heart in a young adult body.” Diastolic dysfunction is a condition that is very commonly observed in older adults and is now also termed “heart failure” with preserved ejection fraction or HFPEF. Dr. Azhar also practiced as a geriatrician at community care centers in inner city, Boston before moving to UAMS in 2002.

Dr. Azhar also held the position of Director of the Research Career and Development Core of the Arkansas Older American Independence Center and has helped establish a program to train numerous students and junior faculty members in aging research. Her basic research interests continue include investigating transcriptional control of the aging heart and physiological evaluation of stress responses of the aging cardiovascular system. She has recently been awarded an NIH, R41 STTR grant titled, “Nutritional Therapy in Elderly with Heart Failure” which builds on her clinical interests in cardiovascular aging. The clinical research projects involve the study of heart failure in the elderly, memory disorders, frailty and functional outcomes in response to nutritional interventions.

Faculty Appointments

Department of Geriatrics
Professor

Education and Training

Fellowship
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
Geriatric Medicine
Residency
Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Internal Medicine
Internship
Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Internal Medicine
Medical School
Karachi University — Dow Medical College

Professional Certifications

  • Arkansas State Medical Board
  • American Board of Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine — Geriatric Medicine

Associations

  • American College of Physicians
  • American Heart Association
  • Gerontological Society of America
  • Arkansas Geriatric Society
  • Arkansas Medical Society

Conditions Diagnosed or Treated by Dr. Azhar

UAMS Health providers care for a broad range of conditions, some of which may not be listed below.

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Balance Problems
  • Chronic Illness
  • Dementia
  • Memory Problems
  • Urinary Incontinence

Dr. Azhar's Areas of Expertise

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Primary Care

Seeing a primary care provider is a great way to get healthy and stay that way. Let a UAMS Health provider get you to a better state of health.

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Senior Health

As your body matures, we want to give you the medical tools and resources you need to stay healthy and active.

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Locations Where Dr. Azhar Practices

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Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic , Primary Location

625 Jack Stephens Drive
Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging
Little Rock, AR 72205

Appointment Phone Number
501-686-6219
New and Returning Patients
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UAMS Medical Center exterior

UAMS Medical Center

4301 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, AR 72205

Appointment Phone Number
501-686-8000
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Patient Ratings & Reviews

Average Ratings

Recommend Provider
4.7 out of 5
Listened Carefully
4.5 out of 5
Knew Important Medical History
4.2 out of 5
Gave Enough Information about Health and Treatment
4.5 out of 5
Trust Provider
4.5 out of 5

Overall: 4.5 out of 5

(477 Ratings, 105 Comments)

Individual Reviews

3 out of 5

Comment

I enjoy this lady very much. Thank you.

Date

Aug 24, 2022
5 out of 5

Comment

Good overall experience.

Date

Aug 24, 2022
5 out of 5

Comment

When my mother and I came to see her. She's really explained everything to us and made us to where we understood and we really, really liked her and look forward to seeing her again. Thank you.

Date

Aug 9, 2022
5 out of 5

Comment

I'm thankful for UAMS

Date

Jul 27, 2022
5 out of 5

Comment

I had to wait 25 minutes before the doctor came in the room to see me.

Date

Jul 26, 2022
5 out of 5

Comment

Gohar Azhar and her staff are superior!

Date

Jul 25, 2022
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Make an Appointment With Dr. Azhar

This provider is not currently accepting new patients.

Existing patients can make an appointment by requesting an appointment online through UAMS Health MyChart or by contacting the clinic directly.

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