About me
Regional Chief of Cardiology – Baltimore Region
Samer Najjar, MD, is the Regional Chief of Cardiology for the Baltimore region, overseeing cardiology services at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, and MedStar Harbor Hospital. He also provides leadership for MedStar Health’s ambulatory cardiology practices.
Clinical Expertise
Dr. Najjar is a cardiologist with subspecialty expertise in advanced heart failure, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support. He specializes in state-of-the-art therapies for heart failure and cares for patients with advanced heart failure, those supported by left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), and heart transplant recipients.
Leadership & Academic Appointments
Dr. Najjar is a Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University and co-chairs MedStar’s Cardiology Clinical Practice Council. He previously served as Director of the advanced heart failure program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where he led its growth into one of the leading programs in the nation.
Prior to joining MedStar Health, Dr. Najjar was on faculty at Johns Hopkins University. He was also a member of the NIH intramural clinical research program, where he served as Head of the Human Cardiovascular Studies Unit at the National Institute on Aging.
During his fellowship, Dr. Najjar received the prestigious American College of Cardiology/Merck Research Award.
Research & Publications
Dr. Najjar is passionate about advancing cardiovascular care through research and innovation. He has received numerous honors and awards and has authored more than 175 manuscripts in peer-reviewed medical journals.
Patient-Centered Care
Dr. Najjar and his team provide a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to care, partnering closely with patients and caregivers. This includes collaboration with heart failure nurses, coordinators, pharmacists, physical therapists, social workers, and symptom management specialists.
Personal
Outside of medicine, Dr. Najjar enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife and three children.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Amyloidosis
- Amyloidosis Of The Heart
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Disease
- Cardiac Fibrosis
- Cardiac Graft Failure
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Transplant Vasculopathy
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Complications Of Ventricular Assist Devices (VADS)
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Inotropic Therapy Management
- Multiple Myeloma With Amyloidosis
- Myocardial Infarction (HEART ATTACK)
- Myocarditis
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Practice locations
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3300 N Calvert St
2nd Fl
Baltimore, MD, 21218
110 Irving St NW
MHVI-1st Floor North Addition
Washington, DC, 20010
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 Card Program
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE for Life East
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice POS II
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- POS OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Student Resources
- IH-HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Network OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- OA Plus
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HighMark
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2000)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1996)
Graduate: Yale University (1993)
Graduate: Yale University School of Medicine (1993)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc, 2024, 2025