Nana Afari-Armah, MD| 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
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Device Implantation For Heart Failure
- Echocardiography
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Transplant
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Stress Echocardiography
- Ventricular Assist Device
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Transplant Vasculopathy
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Clotting Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Implantable Defibrillators
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Complications Of Ventricular Assist Devices (VADS)
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Edema
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Transplant Failure
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction With Heart Failure
- Myocarditis
- Palpitations
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Rejection Of Transplanted Heart
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Amyloidosis Treatment
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Chronic Cough Management
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Management
- Device Implantation For Heart Failure
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement
- Inotropic Therapy
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Palpitation Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Syncope Treatment
- Ventricular Assist Device
- 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 Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- POS OA
- Medicare Direct
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- OA Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Student Resources
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Navigate
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS II
- Employee Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
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)