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