Gabrielle Rubin, DO
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology
Languages: English
About me
Gabrielle Rubin, DO, is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist at Washington Hospital Center and the Associate Program Director for the advanced heart failure fellowship. She is board-certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, adult echocardiography, and internal medicine.
Dr. Rubin specializes in diagnosing, treating, and coordinating the care of patients with chronic, complex cardiovascular conditions such as heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, cardiogenic shock, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), heart transplants, and other cardiomyopathies.
Believing that every patient deserves to have a full understanding of their condition and treatment options, her approach centers on transparency, patient education, and trust. To that end, she implores patients to maintain agency and control over their care with proactive participation. Dr. Rubin is also a strong advocate for women’s cardiovascular health, with a special interest in peripartum cardiomyopathy.
Her research interests focus on improving outcomes in advanced heart failure, particularly by optimizing medical therapy, selecting patients for advanced therapies, and developing care delivery models that reduce hospitalizations and improve quality of life. She is also interested in mechanical circulatory support and served as first author on a paper exploring the use of total artificial hearts as a bridge to heart transplantation.
Dr. Rubin earned her medical degree at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. While there, she received awards for her exceptional leadership and patient care, namely the Chairman's Resident Leadership Award and the Excellence Award in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Next, she completed an additional fellowship in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Before returning to MedStar, she was an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Attending Physician at the University of Arizona, Banner Medical Center, where she gained clinical expertise in the management of total artificial hearts.
To bring her best self to her work as a physician, Dr. Rubin prioritizes her own balance and well-being by staying physically active, spending meaningful time with loved ones, and pursuing personal interests.
Philosophy of Care
“I believe in partnering with my patients and empowering them to be active in their own care. I want patients to know that I take the time to listen and that I’m committed to helping them navigate what can feel like an overwhelming diagnosis.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiomyopathy
- Circulatory Assist Device Management
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Heart Failure
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Treatment
- Heart Transplant
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Heart Transplant
- Complications Of Icd
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Complications Of Vad
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Failure
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Presence Of Cardiac Pacemaker
- Presence Of Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
- Rejection Of Transplanted Heart
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Venous Embolism
Procedures I perform
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation
- Cardiac Enzyme Testing
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
- Cardioversion
- Circulatory Assist Device Management
- Device Implantation For Heart Failure
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Treatment
- Heart Transplant
- Heart-Lung Transplant
- Inotropic Therapy
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion
- Left Ventricular Reconstruction
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Right Ventricular Assist Device Management
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- 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
- First Health PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HighMark
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Core Essential (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice POS
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OA Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Network OA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Student Resources
- UHC Passport
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Medicare Direct
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2024)
Fellowship: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (2023)
Residency: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (2020)
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine-Bradenton (2017)