About me
Aubrey J. Grant, MD, FACC, is a sports cardiologist practicing at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre.
Dr. Grant specializes in treating athletes, particularly in differentiating between exercise-induced adaptations of the heart versus true cardiovascular disease or pathology. He uses a variety of comprehensive tests and assessments to determine sports eligibility, give exercise prescriptions, and make recommendations on how to prevent or manage cardiovascular disease. In particular, Dr. Grant performs cardiopulmonary exercise tests (also known as VO2 tests), a specialized stress test that measures a patient's fitness level. With this evaluation, he can offer athletes specific and individualized advice on how to reach peak performance. Ultimately, his goal is to provide a detailed understanding of what athletes need in order to stay active for as long as possible, maintain good cardiovascular health, and achieve high-level athletic performance.
One question that Dr. Grant often hears is, “What is an athlete? Who can or should see a sports cardiologist?” For Dr. Grant, an “athlete” is any individual who is interested in doing sports, including high school athletes, Olympians, master athletes, professional or semi-professional sports players, and even weekend warriors. If an individual is interested in improving their performance or maintaining high activity levels, Dr. Grant welcomes them into his consultation room.
Dr. Grant’s clinical and research interests include how race and implicit bias affect healthcare in general and sports healthcare in particular. He is also passionate about learning more about how and why young, seemingly healthy athletes suffer sudden cardiac arrests. Concurrently, he is a passionate advocate for the widespread dissemination of emergency action plans, including CPR education and training, within the community, recognizing its potential to be a vital life-saving skill.
Dr. Grant received his medical degree from Meharry Medical College, where he graduated cum laude. He completed his residency at Emory University School of Medicine and his fellowship at Georgetown University/MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Grant then had the special distinction of being accepted into the only sports cardiology program at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. For one year, Dr. Grant worked closely with professional and collegiate-level athletes, including players from teams like The New England Patriots and the New England Revolution.
Dr. Grant is the recipient of many awards, including the National Medical Quality Forum 40 Under 40 Leader in Healthcare, the 40 Under 40 Prince George’s County Social Innovation Fund, the Meharrian Factor Award, and the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism Honors Society. He is a member of the American Heart Association, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Association of Black Cardiologists, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Dr. Grant was born and raised in the greater Washington DC and Baltimore area and, in fact, was born in a MedStar hospital. As a young man, he volunteered in the same catheterization lab where he now practices medicine. He is incredibly proud and happy to be in his hometown, serving his community. He loves all things soccer, traveling, and food. He is especially proud of his Yelp Elite status.
Philosophy of Care
“As a former division one collegiate soccer player, I bring a deep knowledge and understanding of what it means to be a high-performing athlete to my practice. I always lead with empathy, understanding, and compassion. Shared decision-making is always at the forefront of my mind: the patient and I are a team who are working together towards achieving the same goal, which is maximal cardiovascular health.
“I also know what it is like to have a family member dealing with cardiovascular disease. My
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Channelopathies
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Endurance Athlete's Heart
- Family History Of Heart Disease
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- 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
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Event Monitoring
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Coronary Artery Disease Management
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Homocysteine Lowering Therapy
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Palpitation Treatment
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Management
- Pre-Participation Sports Screening
- Preventive Cardiology
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Sports Cardiology Consultation
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Sudden Cardiac Death Therapy
- Syncope Treatment
- Tilt Table Test
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Treadmill Stress Test
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Practice locations
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3333 North Calvert Street Johnston Prof Bldg Ste 500 Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-366-5600Fax 410-889-4952
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-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- POS OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UHC Passport
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Sentara Health
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Student Resources
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Network OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital (2023)
Fellowship: MedStar Health (2022)
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine (2019)
Medical School: Meharry Medical College School of Medicine (2016)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
https://parade.com/health/when-to-worry-about-blood-pressure-changes-according-to-cardiologists
https://parade.com/health/what-to-do-if-your-heart-races-after-coffee-according-to-cardiologists
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/silent-symptom-afib-mistaken-stress-175000919.html
https://parade.com/health/the-silent-symptom-of-poor-gut-health-that-most-people-miss
https://ct.moreover.com/?a=57375917557&p=7r6&v=1&x=MqEgtfo5u2O_OZr5mg3qwg
https://www.prevention.com/fitness/a69108375/exercise-snacks-longevity-heart-health-study/