About me
Daniel J. Dooley, MD, is a non-invasive cardiologist at the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute and MedStar Cardiology Associates. As a cardiologist specializing in non-invasive treatments, Dr. Dooley works primarily with patients who have conditions like heart failure, hypertension, valvular disease, coronary artery disease, aortic diseases, atrial fibrillation, chest pain, and heart murmurs. He performs a wide range of diagnostic and treatment procedures that include nuclear stress testing, exercise stress echocardiography, dobutamine stress echocardiography, transthoracic echocardiography, and transesophageal echocardiography.
Dr. Dooley’s primary research interest has been Stage C heart failure (when patients have been diagnosed with heart failure and present symptoms) and the effectiveness of different medical therapies in these patients. Clinically, he is most interested in applying his skills in echocardiography to the treatment of different cardiovascular diseases, and specifically leveraging his knowledge of transesophageal echocardiography to care for patients with complex cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Dooley received his medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine, followed by a residency program in internal medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where he received the Wesley Oler, MD award as an outstanding resident physician. Prior to joining MedStar Cardiology Associates, Dr. Dooley completed a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at MedStar Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University Hospital.
He believes strongly in patient-centered care and assisting with patient-centered decision-making, aiming to always provide optimal care to his patients by applying the clinical and research knowledge gained through his training. Dr. Dooley is committed to participating in timely communication with his patients and other providers, as communication is paramount in his paradigm of care.
Philosophy of Care
“My goal is to provide a patient-centered approach with a focus on individual patient values and beliefs. As different cardiovascular conditions often present complex care decisions, I aim to integrate the patient’s specific principles into the decision-making process so that each patient feels comfortable, safe, and understood.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Screening
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Event Monitoring
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Lipid Profile
- Lymphedema
- Myocardial Infarction
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- 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 (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Disorders
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmia
- Arterial Embolism
- Arteriosclerosis
- Artery Disorders
- Atheroembolism
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Catherization
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiomyopathy
- Carotid Artery Occlusion
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Circulatory System Complications
- Circulatory System Disorders
- Clotting Disorders
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Sphingolipid Metabolism And Lipid Storage
- Dyslipidemia
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Electrocardiogram Abnormalities
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gout
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Failure
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Valve Disorders
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Myocarditis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Effusion
- Poisoning
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Respiratory Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Fever With Heart Involvement
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Shock
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Turner Syndrome
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Dysfunction
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Angioplasty
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Test
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Lipid Profile
- Lymphedema
- Mesenteric Angiography
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- 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
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HighMark
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Navigate
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-HMO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Network OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UHC Passport
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Student Resources
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2018)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2015)
Internship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2013)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2012)
News and publications
Phillip H. Lam*, Daniel J. Dooley*, Gregg C. Fonarow, Javed Butler, Deepak L. Bhatt, Gerasimos S. Filippatos, Prakash Deedwania, Daniel E. Forman, Michel White, Ross D. Fletcher, CherinneArundel, Marc R. Blackman, Chris Adamopoulos, Ioannis E. Kanonidis, Inmaculada B. Aban, Kanan Patel, Wilbert S. Aronow, Richard M. Allman, Stefan D. Anker, Bertram Pitt, Ali Ahmed. “Similar clinical benefits from below-target and target dose enalapril in patients with heart failure in the SOLVD Treatment Trial.” Eur J Heart Fail. 2018, Feb;20(2):359-369. Epub 2017 Oct 5. PMID: 28980368. (*Equal contribution)
Phillip H. Lam*, Daniel J. Dooley*, Prakash Deedwania, Steven N. Singh, Deepak L. Bhatt, Charity J. Morgan, Javed Butler, Selma F. Mohammed, Wen-Chih Wu, Gurusher Panjrath, Michael R. Zile, Michel White, Cherinne Arundel, Thomas E. Love, Marc R. Blackman, Richard M. Allman, Wilbert S. Aronow, Stefan D. Anker, Gregg C. Fonarow, Ali Ahmed. “Heart rate and outcomes in hospitalized patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction.” J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017, Oct 10;70:1861- 71. PMID: 28982499. (*Equal contribution)
Daniel J. Dooley*, Phillip H. Lam*, Ali Ahmed, Wilbert S. Aronow. “The Role of Positive Inotropic DrugsintheTreatmentofOlderAdultswithHeartFailureandReducedEjectionFraction.” Heart Fail Clinic, vol. 13, pp. 527-534, Jul 2017. PMID: 28602370. (*Equal contribution)
Apostolos Tsimploulis, Helen M. Sheriff, Phillip H. Lam, Daniel J. Dooley, Markus S. Anker, Vasilios Papademetriou, Ross D. Fletcher, Charles Faselis, Gregg C. Fonarow, Prakash Deedwania, Michel White, Miroslava Valentova, Marc R. Blackman, Maciej Banach, Charity J. Morgan, Kannayiram Alagiakrishnan, Richard M. Allman, Wilbert S. Aronow, Stefan D. Anker, Ali Ahmed. “Corrigendum to ‘Systolic-diastolic hypertension versus isolated systolic hypertension and incident heart failure in older adults: Insights from the Cardiovascular Health Study’ [Int. J. Cardiol. 235 (2017) 11-16].” Int J Cardiol, 2017, Jul 1;238:181. PMID: 28487149.
Apostolos Tsimploulis, Helen M. Sheriff, Phillip H. Lam, Daniel J. Dooley, Markus S. Anker, Vasilios Papademetriou, Ross D. Fletcher, Charles Faselis, Gregg C. Fonarow, Prakash Deedwania, Michel White, Miroslava Valentova, Marc R. Blackman, Maciej Banach, Charity J. Morgan, Kannayiram Alagiakrishnan, Richard M. Allman, Wilbert S. Aronow, Stefan D. Anker, Ali Ahmed. “Systolic-diastolic hypertension versus isolated systolic hypertension and incident heart failure in older adults: Insights from the Cardiovascular Health Study.” Int J Cardiol, 2017, May 15;235:11-16. PMID: 28291625.
Phillip H. Lam*, Daniel J. Dooley*, Chakradhari Inampudi*, Cherinne Arundel, Gregg C. Fonarow, Javed Butler, Wen-Chih Wu, Marc R. Blackman, Markus S. Anker, Prakash Deedwania, Michel White, Sumanth D. Prabhu, Charity J. Morgan, Thomas E. Love, Wilbert S. Aronow, Richard M. Allman, Ali Ahmed. “Lack of evidence of lower 30-day all-cause readmission in Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction discharged on spironolactone.” Int J Cardiol, 2017, Jan 15;227:462-466. PMID: 27866868. (*Equal contribution)
Martin J. McNamara, Jason J. Sayanlar, Daniel J. Dooley, Monvadi B. Srichai and Allen J. Taylor. “A randomized pilot study of the effect of niacin on pulmonary arterial pressure.” Trials, 2015, Nov 21;16:530. PMID: 26590128.