About me
Bolanle Akinyele, MD, MPH, FACC, is a non-invasive cardiologist at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. She is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and advanced echocardiography.
Dr. Akinyele sees patients with a wide range of cardiovascular diagnoses including coronary heart disease, rhythm disturbances, and also provides preventive cardiovascular care. She has a special interest in advanced echocardiography and structural heart disease.
Dr. Akinyele received her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine.
During her time there, she served as co-director of The New Freedmen’s Clinic, a free, student-run, attending supervised clinic–the largest student-driven community initiative at Howard College of Medicine. Dr. Akinyele then completed her internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, where she also served as chief resident. Following this, Dr. Akinyele pursued advanced training through fellowships in cardiology and advanced echocardiography at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Growing up in Nigeria and during her training, Dr. Akinyele recognized the value of quality healthcare and developed a passion for expanding healthcare access and addressing cardiovascular health disparities. Thus, during her fellowship training, she completed the Master of Public Health program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with certificates in global health, healthcare disparities and health equity. She brings that passion to the care of her local patients and to the international cardiovascular health nonprofit with which she remains involved.
Philosophy of Care
“I am a wife and mother of three and I bring my “mom-self” to work. I take care of each patient as if they were family, and believe in treating the person, not just the disease. I aim to provide each patient with compassionate care, clear and candid information while respecting their decisions for treatment.
I believe in excellence – in being complete and providing thorough care. I am also committed to mutual partnerships with referring physicians, offering transparent, ongoing communication to determine the best plan for their patients.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disorders
- 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 Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Shock
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Heart Attack
- Heart Blockage
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Valve Disorders
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Lipid Disorders
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Multiple Valve Problems
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Presence Of Cardiac Pacemaker
- Pulmonary Edema
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary High Blood Pressure
- Secondary Hypertension
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Electrocardiogram
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
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 Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Network OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice Fund PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Basic
- HighMark
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA EPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Indemnity
- POS OA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HealthyBlue 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 (2021)
Graduate: John Hopkins University Bloomberg School Of Public Health (2021)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2016)
Medical School: Howard University (2013)