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
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiovascular Care
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Cholesterol Management
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Dizziness
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Hypertension
- Palpitations
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Coronary Angiography
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Abnormal Stress Test
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
- Amyloidosis
- Anomalies Of The Coronary Artery
- Aortic Diseases
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Ulcer
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Sclerosis
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of The Aorta
- Athletic Heart Syndrome
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
- Atrial Tachycardia
- Atrioventricular Block
- Autoimmune Pericarditis
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Angina
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Insufficiency
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiac Tumor
- Cardio Oncology
- Cardiomegaly
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiopulmonary Disease
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Cardiotoxicity
- Carotid Aneurysm
- Carotid Intimal Thickness
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
- Chemodectoma
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Coronary Artery Calcification
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Fistula
- Cyanotic Heart Disease
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Dizziness
- Double Aortic Arch
- Double Outlet Right Ventricle (DORV)
- Dysautonomia
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Edema
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Elevated Creatine Kinase
- Exercise Intolerance
- Familial Arrhythmias
- Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Family History Of Sudden Cardiac Death
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- First Degree Heart Block
- Genetic Cardiomyopathy
- Giant Cell Myocarditis
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Problems
- Heart Racing
- Heart Valve Disease
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis
- Infiltrative Disorders Of The Heart
- Intestinal Ischemic Syndrome
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Bundle Branch Block
- Left Heart Failure
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Mthfr Mutation
- Myocardial Infarction (MI)
- Myocarditis
- Myxoma
- Orthopnea
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Palpitations
- Papillary Muscle Disorders
- Paraganglioma
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Paroxysmal Tachycardia
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (PAPVR)
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardial Effusion
- Pericarditis
- Peripheral Edema
- Pre Excitation Syndrome
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Beats
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Prinzmetals Angina
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis
- Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
- Pulmonary Veno Occlusive Disease
- Refractory Angina
- Renal Vein Compression
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Aortic Regurgitation
- Rheumatic Aortic Stenosis
- Rheumatic Diseases Of Pulmonary Valve
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Failure
- Rheumatic Mitral Regurgitation
- Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
- Right Bundle Branch Block
- Right Heart Failure
- Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Defect
- Subaortic Stenosis
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tachycardia Bradycardia Syndrome
- Tricuspid Regurgitation
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Type 1 Second Degree Heart Block
- Type 2 Second Degree Heart Block
- Unstable Angina
- Valve Stenosis
- Valvular Endocarditis
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Variant Angina
- Vasospastic Angina
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Venous Tumors
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Viral Cardiomyopathy
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Duplex Ultrasound
- Adenosine Stress Test
- Advanced Lipid Blood Tests
- Anticoagulation
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
- Cardiovascular Care
- Cholesterol Management
- Collateral Vessel Closure
- Coronary Brachytherapy
- Directional Atherectomy
- Dobutamine Stress Test
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Heart Health
- Holter Monitor
- Implantable Cardiac Monitor Procedure
- In Office Cardiac Echocardiogram
- In Office Cardiac Stress Test
- Left Atrial Appendage Closure
- Loop Recorder
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Preoperative Evaluation
- Preventative Cardiology
- Prosthetic Heart Valves
- Pulmonary And Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Rotational Atherectomy
- Sports Related Cardiovascular Assessment
- Stress Echo Cardiogram
- Thallium Stress Test
- Tilt Table Test
- Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiogram
- Vo2 Measurement
Practice locations
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5601 Loch Raven Boulevard Russell Morgan Bldg Ste 206 Baltimore, MD, 21239
443-444-5607Fax 443-444-4606
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
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Medicaid - Virginia
- United Choice Plus
- D-SNP)
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Navigate
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Tricare for Life East
- WellPoint Maryland
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- United Golden Rule
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- I-SNP
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Tricare East Prime
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Choice
- Kaiser Select
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- United Optimum Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Signature
- Aetna HMO
- Virginia Premier
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Tricare East Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Network Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Carefirst EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Innovation Health: POS
- First Health PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship Program: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2020)
Graduate Education: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health (2018)
Residency Program: New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center (2015)
Internship Program: New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center (2013)
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine (2012)