Nana Afari-Armah, MD| Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
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
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- 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
- Myocardial Infarction With Heart Failure
- Myocarditis
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- 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
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
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice POS
- IH-POS Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice POS II
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Network OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UHC Passport
- OA Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Navigate
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- First Health PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
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Education
Board Certification: Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2017)
Fellowship: Temple University Hospital (2016)
Residency: Temple University Hospital (2012)
Medical School: George Washington University (2009)