Sohaib Basharat, MD, Cardiologist
Riverwood Healthcare Center is pleased to announce that Dr. Sohaib Basharat of the Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute (MHI) has joined the cardiology provider team. He will begin seeing patients at Riverwood’s specialty clinic in Aitkin in October.
Specializing in cardiovascular and preventative cardiology, Dr. Basharat joins Dr. Peter Stokman and Dr. Tim Dirks, MHI cardiologists who have been offering care at Riverwood’s specialty clinic in Aitkin for many years.
Dr. Basharat received his medical degree from Allama Iqbal Medical College in Lahore, Pakistan. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Penn. Earlier this year, he completed his Cardiovascular Disease fellowship at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, Calif.
Dr. Basharat is board certified in internal medicine, and board eligible in cardiovascular disease. His professional interests include preventative cardiology, lipid management, cardiovascular imaging, echocardiography, and coronary CT angiography.
He describes his medical practice philosophy as “treating patients with respect and dignity and developing collaborative relationships with my patients and empowering them in their health care journey.”
Dr. Basharat lives in Baxter with his wife and daughter.
Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute was formed in 1981 with the goal of providing expert clinical care, educating both the public and health care professionals and advancing the field of cardiology through research. Over the past 40-plus years, the Institute has grown to be one of the top-rated cardiovascular centers in the world, consistently recognized by US News and World Report.
Cardiology providers give compassionate guidance to help patients navigate their heart care plan and get them back to activities they enjoy. They see patients in several communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin, offering cardiology consultation and cardiac diagnostic services where it is most convenient for patients.