About me
Bolanle Akinyele, MD, MPH, FACC, is a non-invasive cardiologist at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. She is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and advanced echocardiography.
Dr. Akinyele sees patients with a wide range of cardiovascular diagnoses including coronary heart disease, rhythm disturbances, and also provides preventive cardiovascular care. She has a special interest in advanced echocardiography and structural heart disease.
Dr. Akinyele received her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine.
During her time there, she served as co-director of The New Freedmen’s Clinic, a free, student-run, attending supervised clinic–the largest student-driven community initiative at Howard College of Medicine. Dr. Akinyele then completed her internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, where she also served as chief resident. Following this, Dr. Akinyele pursued advanced training through fellowships in cardiology and advanced echocardiography at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Growing up in Nigeria and during her training, Dr. Akinyele recognized the value of quality healthcare and developed a passion for expanding healthcare access and addressing cardiovascular health disparities. Thus, during her fellowship training, she completed the Master of Public Health program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with certificates in global health, healthcare disparities and health equity. She brings that passion to the care of her local patients and to the international cardiovascular health nonprofit with which she remains involved.
Philosophy of Care
“I am a wife and mother of three and I bring my “mom-self” to work. I take care of each patient as if they were family, and believe in treating the person, not just the disease. I aim to provide each patient with compassionate care, clear and candid information while respecting their decisions for treatment.
I believe in excellence – in being complete and providing thorough care. I am also committed to mutual partnerships with referring physicians, offering transparent, ongoing communication to determine the best plan for their patients.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disorders
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Shock
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Heart Attack
- Heart Blockage
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Valve Disorders
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Lipid Disorders
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Multiple Valve Problems
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Presence Of Cardiac Pacemaker
- Pulmonary Edema
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary High Blood Pressure
- Secondary Hypertension
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Electrocardiogram
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
Practice locations
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9440 Marlboro Pike
Suite 200
Upper Marlboro, MD, 20772
4175 North Hanson Court
Suite 100
Bowie, MD, 20716
18109 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 225
Olney, MD, 20832
18109 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 225
Olney, MD, 20832
1630 Main St
Ste 208
Chester, MD, 21619
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- United Student Resources
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst EPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- TRICARE for Life East
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare FFS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Navigate
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- POS OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Graduate: John Hopkins University Bloomberg School Of Public Health (2021)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2021)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2016)
Medical School: Howard University (2013)