Ron Waksman, MD| Interventional Cardiology, Valvular Disease Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Ron Waksman, MD, specializes in Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Waksman is the associate director of the Division of Cardiology at MedStar Heart Institute. He is also the director of Cardiovascular Research and Advanced Education at the Heart Institute. In addition, Dr. Waksman serves as clinical professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at Georgetown University.
He is editor-in-chief of Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine and on the editorial boards of a number of other publications, including European Heart Journal and Journal of Interventional Cardiology.
Dr. Waksman publishes extensively and has authored or co-authored more than 600 articles. He has been the principal investigator for more than 100 research trials. Dr. Waksman serves on the Cardiac Cath Laboratory Peer Review Committee at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and is a MedStar Heart Institute board member.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Baby Gates
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Mitraclip Procedure
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Valve Disease Management
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Annular Disease
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Disorders
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Arterial Embolism
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Block
- Barlow's Disease
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Blocked Coronary Arteries
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Chordal Rupture
- Circulatory System Complications
- Clogged Arteries
- Coarctation Of The Aorta
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Implantable Defibrillators
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Transplant Failure
- Heart Valve Repair
- High Blood Pressure
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Inferior Vena Cava Syndrome
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Atrial Appendage Closure
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Lung Disease Due To Alpha
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nerve Damage From Childbirth
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Papillary Muscle Dysfunction
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Prosthetic Valve Failure
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Restenosis After Angioplasty
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Shock
- Subcortical Infarction
- Tetralogy Of Fallot
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Transradial Catheterization
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Damage From Myocardial Infarction
- Valve Damage From Rheumatic Fever
- Valve Disease Due To Connective Tissue Disorders
- Valve Disease Due To Marfan Syndrome
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vascular Malformation
- Vascular Stenosis
- Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Venous Insufficiency
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Supplement
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Baby Gates
- Balloon Angioplasty
- Bentall Procedure
- Bifurcation Stenting
- Bilateral Cardiac Sampling And Pressure
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Management
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Cell Therapy
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation
- Cardiac Event Monitoring
- Cardiac Exercise Training
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Nutrition Counseling
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor Modification
- Cardioversion
- Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Angiography With Bypass Graft
- Coronary Angiography With Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Arterial Pressure Measurement
- Coronary Artery Brachytherapy
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Artery Ultrasound
- Coronary Flow Reserve Measurement
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Diet Counseling
- Dilation Of Right Circumflex Artery With Balloon
- Echocardiography
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endocarditis Diagnosis
- Endoluminal Imaging Of Coronary Vessel
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Event Monitoring
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Fluoroscopy Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries
- Fluoroscopy Of Left Internal Mammary Bypass Graft
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Fractional Flow Reserve Measurement
- Frontal Sinusotomy
- Gastric Surgery
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Heart Failure Education And Counseling
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- Heart Healthy Lifestyle Counseling
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Therapeutic Injection
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Valve Disease Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Placement
- Implantable Pump Placement
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
- Leadless Pacemaker Placement
- Liver Disease Prevention
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Micra Pacemaker Placement
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery
- Mitraclip Procedure
- Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Mitral Valve Reconstruction
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Mobile Cardiac Telemetry
- Mons Filler
- Multi-Organ Transplant Surgery
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Transluminal Revascularization
- Pericardial Window Creation
- Peripheral Arterial Disease Rehabilitation
- Peripheral Artery Stenting
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Valve Reconstruction
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Radial Artery Dilation
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Robotic Cardiac Surgery
- Robotic Valve Surgery
- Septal Ablation
- Stent Placement
- Stenting Of Superior Vena Cava
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta Fluoroscopy
- Transcatheter Closure Of Atrial Septal Defect
- Transcatheter Placement Of Radiation Delivery Device
- Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Translumbar Aortography
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
- Transradial Catheterization
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Valve Disease Management
- Valve Repair With Artificial Chordae
- Valvuloplasty
- Ventricular Assist Device
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Restoration
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Vestibuloplasty
- Visian Icl
- Xenografting
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
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Beech Street PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UHC Passport
- HighMark
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Navigate
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Network OA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
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Education
Fellowship: Emory University (1996)
Fellowship: Emory University (1995)
Residency: Anker Hospital (1991)
Residency: ES Hospital (1988)
Internship: Wills Eye Hospital (1982)
Medical School: Ben Gurion University (1982)