About me
Monvadi Barbara Srichai-Parsia, MD, is the Vice Chief of Cardiology and the Director of the Non-Invasive Cardiology Lab at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She treats patients with heart failure, congenital heart disease, aortopathies, syncope, coronary artery disease, and other conditions of the heart. Dr. Srichai-Parsia has a special focus on autonomic dysfunction disease and connective tissue disorders. In addition, she does work in cardio-oncology, treating cancer patients who have developed heart failure or weak hearts.
With specialized training in non-invasive testing, Dr. Srichai-Parsia uses advanced cardiac imaging, including echocardiography, cardiac MRI, and CT, as well as stress testing. In her practice, she emphasizes shared decision making with the patient when selecting tests and treatments.
Dr. Srichai-Parsia’s research interests have focused on the roles of advanced imaging and other new technology in refining treatment and diagnosis. She also participates in research on the patient-centered treatment approach of shared decision making. Dr. Srichai-Parsia is exploring the different testing techniques for patients with chest pain and the factors that go into choosing diagnostic techniques based on symptomology and patient preferences for certain tests.
Dr. Srichai-Parsia received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed her residency in internal medicine at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. As a fellow in general cardiology, imaging, and radiology at Cleveland Clinic, she has received a Young Investigator Award. Dr. Srichai-Parsia has a Master’s degree from New York University in Comparative Effectiveness, a course of study that focuses on improving the use of health care resources where they are most valued.
Philosophy of care
“I like to hear and understand a patient’s background and get their input and opinions on treatment. I am a strong proponent of shared decision-making. I like to present all the options as I know them, and discuss my patients’ preferences and how they would like to proceed.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- 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 Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Exercise Stress Test
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lymphedema
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Myocardial Infarction Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Pericardial Cavity Drainage
- Peripheral Angioplasty
- Peripheral Stenting
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- 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
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Indemnity
- POS OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS
- CareFirst EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Network OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HighMark
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- Navigate
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic (2004)
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic (2002)
Internship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center (1999)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1996)