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