About me
Phillip H. Lam, MD, is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology physician at the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. As a cardiology and heart failure specialist, Dr. Lam treats patients with varying levels of heart failure. He treats less advanced cases by prescribing medication and other therapies intended to reverse or slow the progression of their disease. For more advanced cases, he specializes in the management of heart transplants and mechanical support, including temporary as well as more durable mechanical circulatory support devices.
Dr. Lam’s specific research interests include risk prognosticators and medical therapies in patients with heart failure. He has published and contributed to papers in various high-impact journals, including the American Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the Journal of the American Medical Association Cardiology, the European Journal of Heart Failure, and the International Journal of Cardiology.
Philosophy of Care
"I believe that patients with heart failure should be treated on a spectrum. Care should begin with diagnosis and continue throughout treatment, whether the outcome is recovery or the need for more advanced therapies. I treat patients at all points of the spectrum.I always try to be the patient’s strongest advocate, and as such, I will always do my absolute best for an individual patient’s care.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Cardiac Shock
- Cardiac Transplantation Evaluation
- Cardiomyopathy
- Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Mechanical Circulatory Support
Conditions and procedures
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 Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Passport
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare Direct
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TRICARE for Life East
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Navigate
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- Network OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease/Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Brigham and Womens Hospital (2019)
Fellowship: Washington Hospital Center (2018)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2015)
Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine (2011)