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.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Coronary Angiography
- Abnormal Stress Test
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Anomalies Of The Coronary Artery
- Aortic Diseases
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of The Aorta
- Athletic Heart Syndrome
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Angina
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chronic Total Occlusion
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Fistula
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Exercise Intolerance
- Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Family History Of Sudden Cardiac Death
- Genetic Cardiomyopathy
- Giant Cell Myocarditis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis
- Iliac Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Myocardial Infarction (MI)
- Myocarditis
- Myxoma
- Prinzmetals Angina
- Refractory Angina
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Failure
- Right Heart Failure
- Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Unstable Angina
Procedures I perform
- Adenosine Stress Test
- Alcohol Septal Ablation
- Atherectomy
- Balloon Catheter
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
- Cardiovascular Care
- Collateral Vessel Closure
- Coronary Angiography
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Stent Placement
- Directional Atherectomy
- Dobutamine Stress Test
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Embolic Protection Devices
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Biopsy
- In Office Cardiac Echocardiogram
- In Office Cardiac Stress Test
- Laser Atherectomy
- Left Atrial Appendage Closure
- Preoperative Evaluation
- Prosthetic Heart Valves
- Pulmonary And Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Rotational Atherectomy
- Stress Echo Cardiogram
- Thrombectomy
- Tilt Table Test
- Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair
- Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transradial Catheterization
- Transradial Coronary Angioplasty
- Transthoracic Echocardiogram
- Vo2 Measurement
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
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Tricare Prime
- FIRST HEALTH
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
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Education
Fellowship Program: Emory University Hospital (1995)
Fellowship Program: Emory University Hospital (1994)
Residency Program: Hadassah University Hospital (1991)
Residency Program: Mt. Scopus University Hospital (1988)
Internship Program: Hadassah University Hospital (1982)
Medical School: Ben Gurion University of the Negev (1981)