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