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