About me
Marius Chukwurah, MD, FACC, is a sports cardiologist. He specializes in preventive cardiology, clinical lipidology, and cardiovascular imaging. He is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and clinical lipidology.
Dr. Chukwurah has clinical expertise in caring for athletes and highly active individuals who have, or are at risk for, various forms of heart conditions but want to continue exercising safely and optimize their performance. Passionate about helping his patients stay active, he offers comprehensive evaluations, including advanced cardiopulmonary exercise testing (maximal effort VO2 studies), to prevent, diagnose, and manage cardiovascular issues such as coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, dyslipidemia, complex lipid disorders, valvular and vascular heart disease, and cardiomyopathy. He is engaged in preparticipation screening, return-to-play evaluations, and overall cardiovascular care of professional/elite, masters, collegiate, high school, tactical (military, police, firefighter, etc) personnel, and recreational athletes.
His approach to patient care is rooted in evidence-based medicine. He begins with lifestyle changes and risk-factor management and, when necessary, prescribes the latest guideline-directed medical therapies. Dr. Chukwurah firmly believes in shared decision-making, partnering closely with patients to develop tailored care plans that align with their health goals and fit their lifestyles.
Dr. Chukwurah's research centers on disparities in health outcomes of cardiovascular disease, sudden cardiac death in athletes, and advancing the understanding of the athlete’s heart, particularly how exercise affects cardiac structure and function over time. In his clinic, he utilizes echocardiography and stress testing to differentiate between benign physiological adaptations in athletes and malignant cardiac pathology.
Throughout his career, Dr. Chukwurah has been recognized for his dedication to mentoring future physicians, expanding opportunities in medicine to promote a more diverse and inclusive workforce, and advancing research that reduces health disparities. The National Medical Association awarded him the Early Career Investigator Award and Emerging Scholars Award. During his fellowship at Duke University, he earned the Excellence in Graduate Medical Education Award and the Dr. Brenda Armstrong Award. He also received the Black Health Connect 40 under 40 Award.
Dr. Chukwurah was born in the DMV, specifically Laurel, MD, and raised in Baltimore, MD. Outside of work, he is passionate about community service and enjoys spending time with family. He also enjoys attending sporting events, traveling both domestically and internationally, listening to music, attending art and comedy shows, cooking, and trying new food scenes.
Philosophy of Care
“My approach to care centers on treating each patient as I would my own family members, doing everything I can to protect their heart health while encouraging and supporting their desire to stay active and engaged in life. I believe the best care happens when we work together. I take the time to listen, understand patients’ goals, and build a plan that feels right for them; one that empowers them to live life fully and confidently.
“Heart health can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. I strive to make cardiovascular care clear and accessible by explaining things in simple and plain language, and ensuring my patients understand the ‘why’ behind every decision. Prevention is always better than intervention, and I am committed to offering the latest advances in medicine to help preserve the heart health of my patients while helping them feel their best every day.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Arrhythmia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Palpitations
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Ablation Therapy
- Angioplasty
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Angioplasty
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Management
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Murmur Treatment
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lipid Profile
- Myocardial Infarction Treatment
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Interrogation
- Palpitation Treatment
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Permanent Pacemaker Insertion
- Preventive Cardiology
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stent Placement
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Syncope Treatment
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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
- Medicare FFS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- POS OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Student Resources
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- OA Plus
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Beech Street PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Sentara Health
- First Health PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Navigate
- Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital (2025)
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania GME (2024)
Residency: Duke University School of Medicine (2021)
Medical School: Howard University (2018)