Nana Afari-Armah, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology | 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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE East Prime
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HighMark
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Navigate
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- POS OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Beech Street PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Employee Health Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2017)
Fellowship: Temple University Hospital (2016)
Residency: Temple University Hospital (2012)
Medical School: George Washington University (2009)