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
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- 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
- Myocarditis
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- 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
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
MHVI-1st Floor North Addition
Washington, DC, 20010
163 Thomas Johnson Dr
Ste E
Frederick, MD, 21702
1830 Town Center Dr
Ste 405
Reston, VA, 20190
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
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-HMO
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Network OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OA Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UHC Passport
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Basic
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
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Education
Board Certification: Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2017)
Fellowship: Temple University Hospital (2016)
Residency: Temple University Hospital (2012)
Medical School: George Washington University (2009)