About me
Mehdi Gheshlaghi, MD, is a fellowship-trained cardiologist with the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute who practices at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and MedStar Harbor Hospital. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, cardiac imaging, adult echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology.
Dr. Gheshlaghi diagnoses, treats, and manages patients with coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis, applying the latest and most innovative approaches to provide evidence-based care. His clinical interests include cardiac imaging, heart failure, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and cardiac arrhythmias.
Dr. Gheshlaghi spent the early part of his career working for the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran, also enlisting as a military service physician at that time. In 2011, he relocated to the United States to pursue additional clinical training as an internal medicine and cardiac care specialist.
An advocate for shared decision-making, Dr. Gheshlaghi takes the time to educate his patients about the steps they can take to prevent or manage cardiovascular disease. He is a firm believer in continuity in care and strives to build lifelong bonds with his patients.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardioversion
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Carotid Artery Occlusion
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Enlarged Heart
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Valve Disorders
- High Blood Pressure
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Myopathies
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Infarction Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Practice locations
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3333 North Calvert Street Johnston Prof Bldg Ste 500 Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-366-5600Fax 410-889-4952
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
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Network OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Sentara Health
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-POS
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- OA Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Police and Fire Clinic
- POS OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: National Board of Echocardiography, Echcardiography
Fellowship: Maine Medical Center (2017)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2014)
Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (1999)