Diego Andres Medvedofsky, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Diego A. Medvedofsky, MD, is a cardiologist at the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute at Washington Hospital Center. He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University. Dr. Medvedofsky specializes in advanced echocardiography imaging, including during interventional and intraoperative procedures.
Dr. Medvedofsky is keen on providing comprehensive clinical cardiac care and echocardiographic imaging to evaluate and guide cardiac structural and surgical interventions for patients in the Washington, DC, area.
His areas of research include three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography, myocardial deformation (strain) analysis, contrast echocardiography, and the role of cardiac imaging in valvular heart disease and heart failure.
Dr. Medvedofsky has published his research on novel approaches to cardiac imaging in more than 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, European Heart Journal, Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging, Journal of Cardiac Failure, Hypertension, Journal of Cardiology, American Journal of Cardiology, International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine and others. In addition, he reviews manuscripts for many of the top cardiovascular journals.
Dr. Medvedofsky is fluent in English, Spanish and Hebrew.
His medical degree is from the University of Buenos Aires Medical School. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Meir General Hospital and a fellowship in cardiology at Sheba Medical Center, both in Israel. He then completed a 3-year fellowship in advanced non-invasive cardiac imaging at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty And Stenting
- Cardioversion
- Event Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- 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 Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atherosclerotic Disease
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chagas' Disease
- Chest Pain
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Heart Attack
- Heart Blockage
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatic Fever With Heart Involvement
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty And Stenting
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Arterial Pressure Monitoring
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Pacemaker Measurement
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With Pacemaker
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Echocardiographic Contrast Agent
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiologic Study
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Leadless Pacemaker Insertion
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Optimization
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Permanent Pacemaker Insertion
- Renal Artery Denervation
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiogram With Strain Imaging
- 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
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Classic 3500
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- POS OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HighMark
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst EPO
- First Health PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-POS Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Network OA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Chicago Hospital (2017)
Fellowship: Chaim Sheba Medical Center (2014)
Residency: Sapir Medical Center (2010)
Internship: Rabin Medical Center (2004)
Medical School: Universidad de Buenos Aires (2002)