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