About me
Allen J. Taylor, MD, FACC, FAHA, is Chairman of Cardiology at MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, including MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. Dr. Taylor is a board-certified cardiologist and clinical researcher, specializing in cardiovascular imaging and prevention. He is a member of the corporate Board of Directors for MedStar Health, the leading academic health system in the Washington, D.C and Maryland region.
Dr. Taylor obtained his medical training at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, followed by internal medicine residency training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC, and a cardiovascular disease fellowship at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. During a 20-year career in the United States Army at Walter Reed, he served as the Director of Cardiovascular Research, Director of the Cardiovascular Disease Training Program, and Chief of the Cardiology service. He retired from military service in 2008 at the rank of Colonel, during which he held the Army's "A" proficiency designator and was decorated with the Legion of Merit. He is a full Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda MD, and Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Taylor's major research accomplishments include defining the role of lipid lowering therapy on carotid atherosclerosis, focusing on HDL cholesterol and the use of niacin. His pioneering work in the field of cardiac CT includes conducting long-term prospective outcomes trials, randomized clinical trials on the utility of the technique, and methods to enhance the safety and appropriateness of cardiovascular imaging. He has published more than 210 manuscripts in the areas of imaging, lipids, prevention, cardiovascular outcomes, and quality in journals, such as Circulation, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and the New England Journal of Medicine. He receives ongoing research funding from various federal and private sources, including the NIH. He is the author and/or editor of 5 books on topics within cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Taylor served as founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cardiovascular CT, and as Editor of the Braunwald's Heart Disease companion text atlas on cardiac CT. He is a Past President of the Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention, and within the American College of Cardiology has held the posts of Chair of the Imaging Council, Chair of the FOCUS campaign for Appropriate Use of Cardiovascular Imaging, and member of the Board of Governors. He is a founder of the Society of Cardiovascular CT, serving on its Board of Directors from 2006-2012, and also a founder of the Certification Board of Cardiovascular CT. He serves on the board of directors for Inteleos, an organization leading certification pathways and excellence among cardiovascular imaging experts. His work on national writing groups and task forces includes multi-society guidelines on cardiac CT training, terminology, and performance, quality standards for imaging performance and radiation protection, Appropriate Use Criteria for diagnostic testing, and national standards on cardiovascular disease management and prevention.
Dr. Taylor contributes frequently to media reports as an authority on cardiovascular disease in major regional and national venues such as the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, US News and World Report, CNN, Associated Press, Reuters, Forbes, National Public Radio and as a frequent commentator on national video media including Good Morning America, and the NBC and CBS Nightly News programs.
Media Story: Binge Working Increases Risk of Heart Attack (NBC Nightly News)
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Event Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Rhythm Disorders
- Heart Valve Disorders
- High Cholesterol
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Line Insertion
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Pacemaker Measurement
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiologic Study
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Infarction Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ultrasonography Inferior Vena Cava
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
PHC Bldg 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
110 Irving St NW
MHVI-1st Floor North Addition
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- CareFirst NASCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare FFS
- OA Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS Plus
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Basic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare Direct
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HighMark
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: University of Virginia School of Medicine (1994)
Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1991)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1988)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Blogs
Stress: As dangerous as high cholesterol and blood pressure
The 'other' drug problem: Poor medication adherence
The surprising heart risks of too much sleep and exercise
Know your heart-healthy numbers‚ including CRP
How much caffeine is safe for you and your child?
Why I think it's time to make statins available over-the-counter
5 ways to help a patient with heart disease
Shared decision-making: It's no longer 'doctor knows best'
What do the new blood pressure guidelines mean?