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