About me
George H. Clements, MD, is an attending noninvasive cardiologist at the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute. Board certified in cardiology, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology, Dr. Clements possesses extensive experience working with highly complex cases in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
Dr. Clements mainly sees patients for coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and valvular heart disease. He also sees patients who are at high risk for heart disease, and works with them to lower their risk through preventative measures.
As a noninvasive cardiologist, Dr. Clements’ goal is to provide patient-centered, evidence-based care that involves lifestyle changes, prescription medications, and diagnostic testing when appropriate. He enjoys collaborating with referring physicians to achieve the best outcome for their mutual patients. His typical diagnostic approach with patients involves an initial interview and physical exam, followed by EKGs, stress testing, and echocardiography including transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms as needed.
Dr. Clements received his medical degree from Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, where he was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society as well as the Gold Humanism Honor Society. He then completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where he was awarded Resident of the Year. Finally, he completed his Cardiology fellowship training at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where he was awarded the Humanism and Professionalism Award within the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.
Dr. Clements was born and raised in Glyndon, Maryland. He and his wife, an Annapolis native, are both very excited to be back in the area. When out of the office, Dr. Clements enjoys tennis, and playing with his chocolate Labrador.
Philosophy of care
“I try to look at every patient as an individual and get to know the person, not just the disease that they have. That way we can work together to accomplish their individual health goals.
“Patient education is very important. The more informed that people are about what’s going on with their body, the more I have found that they are invested in their care. This empowers people to become a more active and engaged participant in their health.
“I strive to provide the most up-to-date and state-of-the-art care in a compassionate and caring manner.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
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 Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- 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 Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Valve Disorders
- Heart Valve Problems
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- 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 Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- 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
- Vasculitis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Heart Transplant
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
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
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UHC Passport
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Network OA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS II
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-POS
- Aetna HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optimum Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- IH-POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship Program: University of Maryland Medical Center (2021)
Residency Program: University of Maryland Medical Center (2018)
Internship Program: University of Maryland Medical Center (2016)
Medical School: Marshall University (2015)