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