About me
Dr. German sees patients at the following location:
3800 Reservoir Road NW
PHC Building 5th floor
Washington, DC, 20007
Phone: 202-444-5111
Fax: 877-303-1461
Charles Amir German, MD, MS, FAHA, FASPC, is the Director of Preventive Cardiology and a preventive cardiologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular medicine.
Dr. German works with patients to identify, address, and ultimately lower their risk of cardiovascular events. He helps patients manage their high cholesterol, hypertension, and cardiometabolic disease through personalized diet and exercise plans or medications.
As an expert in risk assessment, Dr. German begins every visit with a comprehensive evaluation of a patient’s risk factors to fully understand each individual’s unique circumstances. This includes novel biomarkers, blood testing and cardiovascular imaging. He then collaborates with them to develop a practical treatment plan, including lifestyle changes, medication, or other therapies.
Dr. German is at the forefront of preventive cardiology research, and is fellow of the American Heart Association and American Society for Preventive Cardiology. He is passionate about helping individual patients and impacting the general population with proven strategies for lowering risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, including heart attack and stroke.
Philosophy of Care
“When patients visit my office, I assess their unique cardiovascular risk factors and create a tailored plan to reduce their risk of heart disease, which consists of both lifestyle modifications as well as medication therapy when needed. My goal is for patients to leave feeling listened to, informed, and confident about their care moving forward.”
Learn more about our Preventive Cardiology Program.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioversion
- Event Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- 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
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Conduction Disorders
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Enlarged Heart
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Heart Transplant
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lipid Profile
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Optimization
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
PHC Bldg 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Student Resources
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- POS OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Passport
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst NASCO
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Fund PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (2021)
Residency: University of Alabama Birmingham-Internal Medicine (2017)
Medical School: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (2014)