About me
Phillip H. Lam, MD, is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology physician at the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. As a cardiology and heart failure specialist, Dr. Lam treats patients with varying levels of heart failure. He treats less advanced cases by prescribing medication and other therapies intended to reverse or slow the progression of their disease. For more advanced cases, he specializes in the management of heart transplants and mechanical support, including temporary as well as more durable mechanical circulatory support devices.
Dr. Lam’s specific research interests include risk prognosticators and medical therapies in patients with heart failure. He has published and contributed to papers in various high-impact journals, including the American Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the Journal of the American Medical Association Cardiology, the European Journal of Heart Failure, and the International Journal of Cardiology.
Philosophy of Care
"I believe that patients with heart failure should be treated on a spectrum. Care should begin with diagnosis and continue throughout treatment, whether the outcome is recovery or the need for more advanced therapies. I treat patients at all points of the spectrum.I always try to be the patient’s strongest advocate, and as such, I will always do my absolute best for an individual patient’s care.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Cardiac Shock
- Cardiac Transplantation Evaluation
- Cardiomyopathy
- Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Mechanical Circulatory Support
Conditions and procedures
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 Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UHC Passport
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- First Health PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HighMark
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease/Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Brigham and Womens Hospital (2019)
Fellowship: Washington Hospital Center (2018)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2015)
Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine (2011)