About me
Apostolos Tsimploulis, MD, , is the Associate Director, Complex Arrhythmias and Innovations Program for MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He is a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist who specializes in the management of the full spectrum of heart rhythm conditions, especially complex atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. Dr. Tsimploulis sees patients at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is quadruple board-certified in: internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, clinical cardiac electrophysiology, and echocardiography.
Dr. Tsimploulis treats atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia, sinus node dysfunction, atrioventricular block, syncope, and other heart rhythm conditions.
He performs a broad range of procedures, including catheter ablation, implantation of defibrillators (both traditional and subcutaneous), pacemakers (both traditional and leadless), cardiac resynchronization as well as conduction system devices, and cardiac monitors. He also has specialized expertise in lead extraction, a procedure in which old pacemaker or defibrillator systems are removed from the body using mechanical tools or laser technology.
Dr. Tsimploulis is an active researcher whose work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international symposia.
Dr. Tsimploulis is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society.
Philosophy of Care
“Every day, I strive to remember that patients entrust us with what is most precious—their health—and also to appreciate how the healthcare experience can be an unexpected, life-changing, and concerning one. I therefore aspire to treat every individual as a whole person and to promote a supportive environment where every patient is heard, respected, understood, and is offered the safest and highest quality care.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Flutter
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Block
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) Device Complications
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Heart Block
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCS)
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Arrhythmia Monitoring
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Optimization
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wireless Event Recorder Monitoring
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
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
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HighMark
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare FFS
- Network OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-PPO
- United Student Resources
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Navigate
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- OA Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-POS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (2025)
Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (2023)
Fellowship: Stony Brook Medicine (2021)
Residency: Medstar-Georgetown University Hospital GME (2018)
Fellowship: George Washington University Hospital (2013)
Residency: General Hospital of Larissa (2013)
Medical School: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2009)