About me
Ahmed N. Khan, MD, MS, is an attending advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist at the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute.
As a heart failure specialist who is board-certified in cardiology, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology, Dr. Khan sees patients for the treatment of heart failure at both its early and later stages. For patients in the early stages of heart failure, he works to ensure that patients receive appropriate medical therapy and close follow-up in order to successfully manage and treat their condition. For patients who are in the later stages of heart failure and who may need advanced therapies, such as heart transplantation and LVAD, he works closely with the transplant team at the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute to provide exceptional and collaborative care.
In addition to heart failure, Dr. Khan also treats a wide range of cardiovascular conditions, including coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, and atrial fibrillation.
Dr. Khan’s clinical interests include caring closely for patients with all stages of heart failure. Dr. Khan is encouraged by advancements in the treatment of heart failure and related conditions that allow patients to live longer and with fewer symptoms. His research interests include medical bioethics as it pertains to heart failure and heart transplantation.
Dr. Khan received his medical degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where he stayed to complete an internal medicine residency and served as Chief Resident. During his time at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Dr. Khan was a clinical instructor of medicine and Assistant Professor of a course he designed, entitled ‘Medicine, Ethics, and the Humanities.’ He then completed a three-year cardiology disease fellowship at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where he served as Chief Fellow and during which he was awarded the Faculty-Chosen Fellow Teacher of the Year Award and the Nathan Carliner Award for Distinction in Cardiovascular Research. He then did a specialty fellowship in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Khan also received a Master of Science in Bioethics from Columbia University.
Following his passion for education and mentorship, throughout his time in residency and fellowship training, Dr. Khan held many teaching positions including instructor, lecturer, and preceptor. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, and the Heart Failure Society of America.
Dr. Khan enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, reading, and exploring the DC area.
Philosophy of care
“A diagnosis of heart failure can be a lifelong diagnosis that can be difficult and scary for patients and their families. My goal as a heart failure physician is to treat my patients as though they were my family and provide them with the best care possible.
“I try to meet my patients where they are, give my best expert medical advice and opinion, and work with the patient and their families to realize their goals in their care. I enjoy helping my patients get back to the things that make life worthwhile for them.
“Each of my patients is a unique person who I am excited to have the opportunity to work with. I’ve found the more collaborative that you are with your patients, the better the doctor-patient relationship is and the more likely you are to reach your treatment goals. I feel honored when my patients say that they felt heard and well cared for by me.
“I view referrals as an important responsibility, and I see it as a privilege to be trusted with a patient’s care. I look forward to collaborating with referring physicians, maintaining close communication, and working together to do the best for the patient.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Afterload Assessment
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Heart Transplant
- Hypertension Treatment
- Maternal Cardiac Arrest Management
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Implantable Device Complications
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Cor Pulmonale
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Heart Disease
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Implantable Cardioverter
- Inotropic Therapy Management
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
Procedures I perform
- Cardiac Afterload Assessment
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Enzyme Testing
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
- Device Implantation For Cardiac Conditions
- Device Programming And Interrogation
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart-Lung Transplant
- Hyperlipidemia Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement
- Inotropic Management
- Inotropic Therapy
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Management
- Maternal Cardiac Arrest Management
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Pacemaker And Icd Interrogation
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Renal Artery Denervation
- Sarcoidosis Management
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Practice locations
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106 Irving Street Northwest
Suite 4800
Washington, DC, 20010
1133 21st St NW
Ste 700
Washington, DC, 20036
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
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Sentara Health
- HighMark
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optimum Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UHC Passport
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Network OA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Navigate
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare FFS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Fellowship: Washington Hospital Center (2022)
Residency: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2020)
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2017)
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2016)
Medical School: University Of Medicine & Dentistry Of New Jersey (2013)