Bethel Woldu, MD MPH| Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
Bethel Woldu, MD MPH
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology
Languages: Tigrigna, Tigrinya, Italian, Amharic, English
443-444-4606
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 Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- OA Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Student Resources
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-POS Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Employee Health Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
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)