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