Nana Afari-Armah, MD| Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Nana Afari-Armah, MD, is an advanced heart failure specialist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He is board certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and cardiovascular disease.
In his practice, Dr. Afari-Armah treats patients along the spectrum of advanced heart failure diagnoses, and delivers care plans that range from medical therapy, to ventricular assist devices, to cardiac transplantation. He has a special interest in patients with amyloidosis and other infiltrative cardiomyopathies.
Philosophy of Care
I make it my goal to never let a patient to leave my office without a complete understanding of their disease and their treatment plan. I remain available throughout their care, which is often the course of their lifetime. That is, in part, why I chose the heart failure specialty–to build close and caring partnerships that produce better health outcomes.
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Transplant Vasculopathy
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Complications Of Ventricular Assist Devices (VADS)
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Failure
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction With Heart Failure
- Myocarditis
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Rejection Of Transplanted Heart
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
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
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HighMark
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Network OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst EPO
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OA Plus
- UHC Passport
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Navigate
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
Videos
Education
Board Certification: Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2017)
Fellowship: Temple University Hospital (2016)
Residency: Temple University Hospital (2012)
Medical School: George Washington University (2009)