Bethel Woldu, MD MPH| Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Bethel Woldu, MD, MPH, is a cardiologist and clinician-researcher with the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute and serves as a dedicated inpatient cardiologist for patients admitted to MedStar Good Samaritan and MedStar Union Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Woldu provides comprehensive cardiac care for patients from their time of admission through their time of discharge from the hospital. In addition to inpatient cardiac care, echocardiography is another key clinical focus of Dr. Woldu.
Growing up in Eritrea, East Africa, she gained an early understanding of the need for research and evidence-based healthcare practices, along with a passion for contributing positively to their advancement. Her research interests are focused on cardiovascular diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and understanding the role of inflammation in cardiovascular diseases and heart failure including in HIV infection. She is a former HHMI-NIH scholar and a Fogarty Global Health fellow. During fellowship, Dr. Woldu received an MPH in Biostatistics and Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and she is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Her personal philosophy of care in patients is to “meet patients where they are,” treating each patient holistically while maintaining focus on the steps that can be taken to optimize overall health and meet patients’ and their family needs to improve quality of life.
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Cardioversion
- Exercise Stress Test
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
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 Arrest With Ventricular Fibrillation
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cyst
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiac Tumor
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- 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
- Enlarged Heart
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Internal Iliac Artery Disease
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Microvascular Angina
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Prinzmetal's Angina
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Sarcoidosis
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachyarrhythmia
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stress Echocardiography
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- 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-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Beech Street PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UHC Passport
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA EPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2020)
Graduate: John Hopkins University Bloomberg School Of Public Health (2018)
Residency: NewYork Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: University of Colorado Health Science Center (2012)