Ramarao Vunnam, MBBS MD| Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Ramarao Vunnam, MBBS, is a cardiologist at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. He is board-certified in internal medicine and trained in noninvasive cardiology, echocardiography and nuclear medicine. Dr. Vunnam treats patients with cardiovascular conditions and diseases, including heart rhythm disorders, coronary artery disease, and heart failure.
As a general cardiologist, Dr. Vunnam works with his patients to prevent, diagnose, and manage cardiovascular diseases and conditions. He firmly supports a patient-centric approach, treating the patient as a whole person and not merely as a condition. Additionally, he strongly emphasizes educating patients about preventing cardiovascular disease by modifying risk factors and making practical lifestyle changes. A crucial part of his practice is ensuring good communication with patients and their families.
His main research interests lie in using imaging modalities to diagnose heart rhythm disorders, and he has performed his research in collaboration with the Maryland Arrhythmia and Cardiology Imaging Group.
Dr. Vunnam speaks Telugu and loves spending time with his two children.
“My practice is building meaningful relationships through clear communication and holistic care. I am committed to fostering strong, trusting connections with my patients and their families. My goal is for patients to feel well-informed, actively involved in their care, and guided toward making the best decisions for their health.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- 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
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HighMark
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-HMO
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Network OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Direct
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Student Resources
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
Education
Fellowship: University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine (2024)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown GME (2013)
Medical School: Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College (2005)