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
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
PHC Bldg 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
6410 Rockledge Dr
Ste 401
Bethesda, MD, 20817
163 Thomas Johnson Dr
Ste E
Frederick, MD, 21702
102 Irving St NW
Washington, DC, 20010
7501 Surratts Rd
Ste 304
Clinton, MD, 20735
1830 Town Center Dr
Ste 405
Reston, VA, 20190
110 Irving St NW
MHVI-1st Floor North Addition
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-POS
- IH-PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- POS OA
- Network OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice POS II
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HighMark
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Navigate
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Core Essential (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease/Cardiovascular Disease
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)