About me
Mark Hofmeyer, MD, is Program Director of the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship Program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Medical Director of the Advanced Heart Failure IMC, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease, advanced heart failure, and transplant cardiology. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, the Heart Failure Society of America.
As an advanced heart failure cardiologist, Dr. Hofmeyer has developed a specialized and unique skill set in the care he provides for patients with advanced heart failure - the final, common pathway of all heart disease.
Dr. Hofmeyer started his career in clinical research at the University of Michigan. After completing a master's degree, he completed his medical degree at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. Dr. Hofmeyer went on to Miami to complete his internship and residency training in internal medicine at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He continued on at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital to complete fellowships in cardiovascular disease and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology.
Dr. Hofmeyer has strong clinical and research interests in the genetics of dilated cardiomyopathy. He is a senior member of the DCM Consortium, a multisite investigator group which conducts research studies focused on thet genetics and genomics of DCM, including discovery, mechanisms of disease, genetic epidemiology, clinical genetics, and precision medicine and its related questions of behavioral and implementation science..
Dr. Hofmeyer’s practice is unique in that he partners with the palliative care team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, offering a comprehensive approach to symptom management at all stages of disease. As part of a multidisciplinary team, Dr. Hofmeyer evaluates each individual’s diagnosis to determine the treatment plan that will best improve their overall survival and quality of life. Dr. Hofmeyer evaluates the eligibility of individuals for advanced therapies such as inotropic support, Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs), or a heart transplant, and manages those patients long term.
Philosophy of Care
“I view myself as an educator as well as an advisor for each individual who comes to me for care. In order for me to provide the best care possible, it is imperative for me to understand each patient, who they are as a person, as well as their goals for treatment.
“Advanced heart failure not only affects the individual who is diagnosed, but also their family members and their caretakers. For this reason, I get to know my patients’ loved ones so that I can understand how to support each individual as we go through this process together.
“With patience and compassion I take the time to listen to my patients and understand each person’s concerns so that I can customize a plan of care that is satisfactory to each individual patient. It is very important to me that my patient understands each treatment option that I recommend and how it relates to their underlying condition."
“I emphasize effective communication between myself and my patients. Through the development of a care plan in conjunction with my patient, my goal is for each individual to take ownership of their care and to feel empowered through this decision making process.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiomyopathy
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ventricular Dysfunction
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Acute Endocarditis With Cardiac Complications
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation With Rapid Ventricular Response
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrest With Ventricular Fibrillation
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Surgery
- Heart Transplant With Rejection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Immunodeficiencies
- Intrathoracic Organ Injury
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Multiple Myeloma With Amyloidosis
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Pericardium Diseases
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Presence Of Devices
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shock
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Ventricular Assist Device Infection
- Ventricular Dysfunction
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-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Navigate
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice
- IH-POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- First Health PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Network OA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Passport
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- POS OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
Education
Fellowship: Jackson Memorial Hospital (2011)
Fellowship: University of Miami/Jackson Health System (2010)
Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Health System (2007)
Medical School: Wayne State University (2004)
Awards
- Thomas A. Curtis Outstanding Cardiovascular Fellow Award 2009-2010 Outstanding Resident in Ambulatory Internal Medicine 2006-2007 Distinction in Biomedical Research, June 2004 Congress-Bundestag Scholar