Alexander I. Papolos, MD| Cardiac Critical Care, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Alexander Papolos, MD, is a cardiac intensivist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. As a cardiologist, echocardiologist, and critical care doctor, he specializes in several different areas of medicine to help his intensive care patients receive the care they need. As part of his clinical practice, Dr. Papolos treats heart failure, various kinds of cardiomyopathies, acute coronary syndrome, pulmonary hypertension, and cardiogenic shock.
Dr. Papolos is actively involved in research and is particularly interested in studying right ventricular failure and right ventricular pulmonary arterial coupling. He has developed a novel echocardiographic measure of pulmonary arterial capacitance and is currently investigating how it can be used to help treat patients with pulmonary hypertension and right heart dysfunction.
Philosophy of Care
My goal is to treat every patient how I would want to be treated or how I would want my family members treated. In the ICU, it becomes clear that we are not only caring for the patients, but we are also caring for their families.”
—Alexander Papolos, MD
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Intraaortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Pacemaker Placement
- Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
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
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Employee Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- POS OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Navigate
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of California San Francisco (2019)
Fellowship: University of California San Francisco (2018)
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: New York Medical College (2012)