Firehiwot Abebe Achamyeleh, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Firehiwot Achamyeleh, MD, is a cardiologist with the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital. Dr. Firehiwot is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Achamyeleh sees patients with a wide range of cardiovascular issues and has a specialized interest in women’s health. She is committed to providing comprehensive, patient-centered care while working collaboratively with referring primary care providers, internal medicine physicians, and other clinical specialists.
Dr. Achamyeleh works to achieve the best possible outcomes for her patients who are considered high risk for cardiovascular disease, have been diagnosed with the condition, or who are recovering from advanced heart failure.
A native of Ethiopia, Dr. Achamyeleh offers patients of various cultures a unique perspective, along with an intimate level of understanding when it comes to overcoming health and wellness barriers. She is passionate about building trusting bonds with patients.
She is a member of the American Medical Association and the American Heart Association.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- 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 Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Disorders
- 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 Chamber Disorders
- Cardiac Chamber Enlargement
- Cardiac Conduction Disorders
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Cardiac Chambers And Connections
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Blockage
- Heart Chamber Malformations
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Valve Disorders
- Heart Valve Malformations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- 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
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Pleural Effusion
- 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 Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Dissection Treatment
- Aortic Rupture Treatment
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Channelopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Cyst Treatment
- Cardiac Fibroma Treatment
- Cardiac Hemangioma Treatment
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Myxoma Treatment
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Rhabdomyoma Treatment
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Syncope Treatment
- Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplantation
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Icd Interrogation
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Treatment
- Marfan Syndrome Treatment
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Interrogation
- Pulse Oximetry
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Stress Echocardiography
- Sudden Cardiac Death Therapy
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
Practice locations
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3333 North Calvert Street Johnston Prof Bldg Ste 500 Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-366-5600Fax 410-889-4952
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 Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OA Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Passport
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Network OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Beech Street PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Student Resources
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- First Health PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- POS OA
- IH-HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (2020)
Fellowship: Drexel University College of Medicine (2019)
Residency: SUNY Downstate (2017)
Medical School: Pennsylvania State University at University Park (2014)