Alyssa Zaidi, MD| Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Alyssa Zaidi, MD, is a non-invasive general cardiologist at MedStar Health Lafayette Centre and MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She treats the full spectrum of cardiovascular conditions, including coronary artery disease, valvular disease, and arrhythmias. Her special interests include clinical lipidology, cardio-obstetrics, and multimodality cardiac imaging.
Board-certified in echocardiography and a Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation, Dr. Zaidi uses echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and vascular imaging to provide comprehensive evaluations and treatment plans.
As a diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Lipidology, Dr. Zaidi provides advanced preventative cardiovascular care, collaborating with the National Lipid Association. She is also active in the American College of Cardiology’s Cardio-Obstetrics group and has contributed to consensus statements. Her research centers on preventive cardiology guidelines and access to care.
Dr. Zaidi earned her medical degree from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society and received the Dr. Charles Schnall Alumni Award for Clinical Excellence. She completed her internal medicine residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she also completed her fellowship in cardiovascular disease, earning the Miriam and Harold Steinberg Family Fellowship Award for research excellence.
Philosophy of care
“As a cardiologist, I believe it's my responsibility to fully educate and guide my patients while respecting their values and goals. My patients can count on me to be honest, attentive, and committed to helping them make informed decisions. They should know that I care deeply and want them to feel safe, supported, and confident in their care.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Arrhythmia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Palpitations
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Ablation Therapy
- Angioplasty
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Angioplasty
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Management
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lipid Profile
- Myocardial Infarction Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Interrogation
- Palpitation Treatment
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Permanent Pacemaker Insertion
- Preventive Cardiology
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stent Placement
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Syncope Treatment
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Student Resources
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE for Life East
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- OA Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- POS OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HighMark
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Network OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell (2025)
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell (2022)
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (2019)