About me
Dr. Sarfraz K. Durrani, MD, is an attending electrophysiologist and Director of Technology and Innovation in the Heart Rhythm section at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He also sees patients at the MedStar Heart Institute in Fairfax as well as several non-MedStar hospitals in northern Virginia, where he represents MedStar. As an electrophysiology specialist, Dr. Durrani focuses on treating patients with arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, heart block, and stroke related to atrial fibrillation.
Treatments used by Dr. Durrani include performing cardiac ablation, implanting pacemakers and defibrillators for people with heart block or a life-threatening arrhythmia, and performing left atrial appendage occlusion using the Watchman device. He was the first physician in the DC area to perform epicardial ablation for ventricular tachycardia and to implant a Watchman device to close off part of the left atrium of the heart to prevent stroke. Dr. Durrani was also one of the first physicians in Virginia to perform cryoablation for atrial fibrillation.
Dr. Durrani is interested in improving treatment methods for atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, including exploring new approaches to persistent, or chronic, atrial fibrillation. He is also interested in pursuing innovative options for ventricular tachycardia ablation. Dr. Durrani has been a part of several national, ongoing clinical trials.
After receiving his medical degree at Kashmir University Government Medical College in India, Dr. Durrani went on to complete a residency in internal medicine at Nassau University Medical Center, State University of New York - Stony Brook. After serving as Chief Resident, Dr. Durrani spent a year conducting genetics research at the Children’s National Medical Center on a fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He then continued his medical training with a cardiology fellowship at George Washington University Hospital and an electrophysiology fellowship at Duke University Medical Center.
Philosophy of Care
“I’ll always work tirelessly in the interest of my patients, and I’ll be the best advocate for them. When I first see a patient, my starting point is to ask myself: ‘How would I approach this patient’s care if this were my family member?’ I put myself in the patient’s shoes to see it from their point of view and understand what decisions I can make that serve their interests best.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Block
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Conduction Disorders
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Conduction Disorders With Pacemaker
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Pacemaker Infection
- Pacemaker Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Supraventricular Ectopic Beats
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Arrhythmia Monitoring
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Study
- Cardiac Event Monitoring
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Endometrial Extraction
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Extraction
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Remote Monitoring Of Pacemakers And Icds
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
Practice locations
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163 Thomas Johnson Dr
Ste E
Frederick, MD, 21702
3020 Hamaker Ct
Ste 502
Fairfax, VA, 22031
1733 Howell Rd
Hagerstown, MD, 21742
8640 Sudley Rd
Ste 302
Manassas, VA, 20110
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
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Navigate
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HighMark
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Sentara Health
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center (2005)
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (2004)
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center (2001)
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2000)
Residency: Nassau University Medical Center-GME (1997)
Medical School: Government Medical College Srinagar (1991)