Dr. Ali Hussain Shakir, MD

Dr. Ali Shakir earns all A's for his unprofessional medical practice – an A for Avarice, an A for Apathy, an A for Arrogance, and finally an A for Amorality. Shakir preys upon the fear that individuals experience due to their condition related to irregular heart rate occurrences (PAC or PVC), fails to deliver competent medical treatment / health care, and then rips his patients off with exorbitant fees for services that are careless and negligent. In addition to Ali Shakir’s inability to deliver competent services, Amy in his billing department operates with predatory and unethical business practices by blind siding patients with cost information that is provided within hours of an appointment / outpatient procedure scheduled months in advance. There is no consideration for a patient’s age, financial situation, or adequate insurance coverage. Shakir and his staff epitomize everything that is wrong with the U.S. medical industry. Stay away and find another Cardiovascular practice… that operates with professionalism and empathy for their patients. It is sad to see the Hippocratic Oath become ironically hypocritical in its implementation by the likes of Dr. Ali Shakir and the Cardiovascular Institute of Michigan.

Dr. Shakir is exceptional in his care and diagnosis. But some of the support staff were so undependable that I had considered going elsewhere.