Hayder Dhafir Hashim, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease
Languages: English
202-877-3339
About me
Hayder Hashim, MD, is a cardiologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. As an interventional cardiology specialist, Dr. Hashim works with patients who have a wide variety of cardiovascular diseases including heart attacks, coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, advanced heart failure, and other conditions that require vascular intervention. Throughout his extensive clinical career, he has treated these conditions using some of the advanced procedures available: complex percutaneous coronary interventions, left ventricular assist devices, coronary artery atherectomies, and peripheral vascular intervention. Dr. Hashim is also board certified in nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and vascular medicine.
Dr. Hashim has published his research in several peer reviewed journals and often gives presentations about his work at national and international meetings. He is dedicated to contributing to new and ongoing research efforts at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He is particularly interested in plaque modification, including coronary artery plaque modification and alternative vascular access techniques.
After receiving his medical degree from the Baghdad University College of Medicine,
Dr. Hashim completed a residency program in internal medicine at Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School. He then completed two fellowships, the first in cardiovascular diseases at Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School and the second in coronary and peripheral artery interventions at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center. During his fellowship training, Dr. Hashim also served as the Vice President and President of the American Heart Association (AHA) Fellows’ Society of Greater New York where he enjoyed working in the community to increase awareness about heart disease and sudden cardiac death.
In addition to being an attending cardiologist and active researcher, Dr. Hashim believes in engaging with the surrounding community by volunteering regularly and participating in public discussions with the AHA. Previously, he served as an executive speaker for the “Life is Why” campaign and as a member of the New York State advocacy committee for the AHA. Through these activities, he became an active advocate for the Hands-Only CPR bill in New York State, and played a major role in getting it passed in November of 2015.
Throughout his training and career, Dr. Hashim has received several great honors for his contributions to education, including the Golden Apple Excellence In Teaching Award for three consecutive years while at New Jersey Medical School and the prestigious Arnold F. Gold Award For Humanism and Excellence in Teaching.
Philosophy of Care
“When I practice, I always try to care for each of my patients as if they were members of my family. This is something I feel very strongly about. I feel it is incumbent upon me, the physician, to ensure that the patient understands their condition and the treatments available to them, so that they can make the best possible decisions for their circumstances. My patients come to me in times of great vulnerability and educating them is the cornerstone of my philosophy of care. I always put myself in their shoes and provide what I would like to have provided to me.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Aortic Stenosis
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Attack
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Angina
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atherosclerosis
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- High Blood Pressure
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Microvascular Angina
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Refractory Angina
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Umbilical Artery Catheterization Complications
- Unstable Angina
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortography
- Atherectomy
- Bilateral Cardiac Sampling And Pressure
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Output Assistance
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
- Cardiogenic Shock Treatment
- Coronary Angiography With Bypass Graft
- Coronary Angiography With Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Revascularization
- Coronary Artery Stent Placement With Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Ultrasound
- Coronary Flow Reserve Measurement
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Dilation Of Right Circumflex Artery With Balloon
- Drug Eluting Stent
- Endoluminal Imaging Of Coronary Vessel
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- External Heart Assist System Insertion
- Fluoroscopy Of Left Internal Mammary Bypass Graft
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Myocardial Infarction Treatment
- Percutaneous Transluminal Revascularization
- Radial Artery Dilation
- Septal Ablation
- Stent Placement
- Unstable Angina Treatment
- Venous Closure Device Placement
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
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Medicare Direct
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare FFS
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HighMark
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UHC Passport
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Navigate
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Police and Fire Clinic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Sentara Health
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology/Interventional Cardiology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease/Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Albert Einstein Medical Center (2016)
Fellowship: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School GME > 10 years ago (2015)
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School GME > 10 years ago (2012)
Internship: SUNY Stony Brook (2010)
Medical School: University of Baghdad (2006)