About me
Jafar Alzubi, MD is an interventional cardiologist at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. He specializes in advanced coronary interventions and provides comprehensive care for a wide range of complex cardiovascular conditions, including myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, heart failure, and vascular disorders. Dr. Alzubi is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology.
Dr. Alzubi specializes in minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures, including percutaneous coronary interventions, valvular heart disease therapies, and left atrial appendage occlusion devices in patients with atrial fibrillation. He has advanced expertise in performing complex coronary interventions and employing the latest technologies and mechanical circulatory support devices during high-risk procedures. These innovative approaches allow Dr. Alzubi to successfully treat patients who might otherwise be considered too high-risk for traditional interventions or cardiac surgery.
Dr. Alzubi is deeply committed to thoughtful, individualized care. He works closely with each patient to develop a personalized treatment plan that may include evidence-based therapies, lifestyle modifications, and procedural interventions. A strong advocate for shared decision-making, he always ensures that patients understand their options and feel empowered in their care.
Dr. Alzubi received his medical degree from the University of Jordan. He then moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he completed his internship and residency at the Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital. Next, He pursued two fellowships at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia in advanced heart failure and cardiovascular disease, followed by a fellowship in interventional cardiology at Yale University
Throughout his career, Dr. Alzubi has been recognized for his clinical excellence and dedication to patient care. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the American Heart Association.
Philosophy of Care
“I strongly believe that every patient deserves to feel heard and supported. My philosophy is to provide the highest quality of care as well as the compassion, time, and honesty I would want for my own family. I commit to being alongside them during their unique heart journey, always listening to them, and explaining things clearly about every decision regarding their health.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- High Blood Pressure
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Valve
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Aneurysm Of Ascending Aorta
- Aneurysm Of Descending Aorta
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Arch Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmia
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Bifurcation Lesions
- Blocked Arteries
- Blocked Coronary Arteries
- Blocked Heart Stents
- Blocked Kidney Arteries
- Blocked Stents
- Blood Clot In Leg
- Blood Clots In Coronary Arteries
- Bypass Graft Disease
- Calcified Coronary Lesions
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Shunt
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiac Valve Tumors
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chronic Total Occlusion
- Clogged Arteries
- Coronary Angioplasty Procedure
- Coronary Arteriosclerosis
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Blockages
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- Coronary Artery Ectasia
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Coronary Artery Stenosis
- Coronary Artery Stent Restenosis
- Dissection Of The Coronary Artery
- Heart Attack
- Heart Failure
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Valve Problems
- High Blood Pressure
- High Blood Pressure With Cardiac Complications
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Microvascular Angina
- Microvascular Dysfunction
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction (HEART ATTACK)
- Narrowing Of The Aortic Valve
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Refractory Angina
- Restenosis
- Restenosis After Angioplasty
- Stent Thrombosis
- Tetralogy Of Fallot
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Transposition Of The Great Arteries
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Unstable Angina
- Vascular Stenosis
- Vasospastic Angina
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
- Vertebral Artery Stenosis
Procedures I perform
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Valve Dilation
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Balloon Angioplasty
- Bilateral Cardiac Sampling And Pressure
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Closure Of Patent Foramen Ovale
- Coronary Angiography With Bypass Graft
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Arterial Pressure Measurement
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Flow Reserve Measurement
- Coronary Stenting
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endoluminal Imaging Of Coronary Vessel
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- External Heart Assist System Insertion
- Fluoroscopy Of Left Internal Mammary Bypass Graft
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Fractional Flow Reserve Measurement
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Intravascular Brachytherapy
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Laser Angioplasty
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Occlusion Of Left Atrial Appendage
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Percutaneous Transcatheter Septal Reduction
- Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Transluminal Revascularization
- Stent Placement
- Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Transradial Catheterization
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
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
- Employee Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- CareFirst EPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Network OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Student Resources
- IH-Network Only Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- POS OA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice POS II
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology
Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine GME (2025)
Fellowship: Albert Einstein Medical Center GME (2024)
Fellowship: Albert Einstein Medical Center GME (2021)
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2020)
Medical School: University of Jordan (2016)