About me
W. David Xu, MD is a cardiologist specializing in Advanced Heart Failure at the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. He sees patients at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital. He holds board certifications in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology.
Dr. Xu specializes in the management of patients with heart failure and those requiring mechanical support devices including left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). He is particularly interested in LVAD recovery, and medical therapy for cardio-renal syndrome and diuretic resistance.
He chose to specialize in advanced heart failure because of the opportunity it affords him to take care of his patients long term. Patients with heart failure have special challenges but are very involved in their care and are invested in getting better. Working as a team, we can help these patients achieve their goals in improving their quality of life –understanding that each patient defines their own milestones in this process. He works closely with patients and their families to ensure they understand all aspects of the care plan and presents the options that most closely align with his patients’ goals and lifestyle.
Outside of work, Dr. Xu enjoys getting to know his new home, Maryland, as well as exploring the nation’s capital. He and his wife have a golden retriever and a border collie that they rescued and now have seen four different states.
Dr. Xu is a member of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Failure Society of America.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Candidacy Evaluation
- Heart Transplant Failure
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Inotropic Therapy Management
- Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Therapy
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Multiple Myeloma With Amyloidosis
- Myocarditis
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
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
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HighMark
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Passport
- IH-PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Beech Street PPO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Navigate
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Basic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare FFS
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Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2018)
Fellowship: University of Utah Health Sciences/Medical Center (2017)
Residency: Washington University School of Medicine (2013)
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (2010)