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
- 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)
- 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 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
- 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
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
MHVI-1st Floor North Addition
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare Direct
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Navigate
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Passport
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE East Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- POS OA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OA Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Network OA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HighMark
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice 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)