About me
Nana Afari-Armah, MD, is an advanced heart failure specialist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He is board certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and cardiovascular disease.
In his practice, Dr. Afari-Armah treats patients along the spectrum of advanced heart failure diagnoses, and delivers care plans that range from medical therapy, to ventricular assist devices, to cardiac transplantation. He has a special interest in patients with amyloidosis and other infiltrative cardiomyopathies.
Philosophy of Care
I make it my goal to never let a patient to leave my office without a complete understanding of their disease and their treatment plan. I remain available throughout their care, which is often the course of their lifetime. That is, in part, why I chose the heart failure specialty–to build close and caring partnerships that produce better health outcomes.
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Transplant Vasculopathy
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Ventricular Assist Devices (VADS)
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Failure
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Rejection Of Transplanted Heart
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Practice locations
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1830 Town Center Dr
Ste 405
Reston, VA, 20190
110 Irving St NW
MHVI-1st Floor North Addition
Washington, DC, 20010
163 Thomas Johnson Dr
Ste E
Frederick, MD, 21702
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
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Navigate
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst EPO
- POS OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Sentara Health
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- OA Plus
- HighMark
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
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Education
Board Certification: Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2017)
Fellowship: Temple University Hospital (2016)
Residency: Temple University Hospital (2012)
Medical School: George Washington University (2009)