About me
Manish Shah, MD, is the Program Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Training at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, as part of MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. He is board certified in cardiac electrophysiology, as well as cardiovascular disease, and is a recipient of the general cardiology faculty teaching award at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Shah specializes in the management of slow and fast heart rhythm disorders, including atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), and ventricular tachycardia. He has special expertise in complex ablation procedures to treat atrial fibrillation, premature ventricular contractions (PVC's), and ventricular tachycardia. Additionally, he is the leading implanter of left atrial appendage closure devices (also known as the WATCHMAN device) in the mid-Atlantic region. He is a national and international proctor for left atrial appendage closure for stroke risk reduction in patients with atrial fibrillation. His research interests include the use of catheter ablation techniques to improve outcomes for patients with atrial fibrillation and optimizing implantation of left atrial appendage closure devices.
Dr. Shah received his biomedical engineering and medical degrees from Case Western Reserve University. He earned several academic distinctions, including induction into the AOA Honor Medical Society and the Howard Hughes Medical Fellowship. He subsequently completed his internal medicine residency at Harvard Medical School's Brigham and Women's Hospital. He then went on to complete a fellowship program in general cardiology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he stayed to complete an advanced fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology as chief fellow.
When not advocating cutting-edge care for his patients, Dr. Shah enjoys spending time with his two children.
Philosophy of Care
"Honesty, transparency, clear communication and patient education are the pillars of my practice. Your good health is my personal responsibility, and I strive to be accessible, compassionate and on the vanguard of new medical technology.
The focus of my initial consultation is patient education through the use of clear and simple language so that you can make informed decisions that serve you best. If you require an electrophysiologic procedure, we have a team of doctors, nurse practitioners, and nurses who will provide you with comfort, reassurance and world-class, cardiac care."
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Block
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Implantable Loop Recorder Implantation
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Pacemaker Infection
- Palpitations
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Defibrillator Threshold Testing
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Endometrial Extraction
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome 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
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- OA Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Network OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Beech Street PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- IH-HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UHC Passport
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS II
- IH-POS Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2008)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2006)
Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital (2003)
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (2000)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Podcasts
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