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