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