About me
Rania Kaoukis, MD, is an attending advanced heart failure and cardiac transplant cardiologist affiliated with MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center and MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Kaoukis is board certified in heart failure and transplant cardiology, cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and internal medicine. She specializes in the treatment and management of patients with congestive heart failure, end-stage heart failure, and ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathies.
Dr. Kaoukis provides guideline-directed medical therapy as the cornerstone of treatment for heart failure. She also provides mechanical circulatory support and manages patients before, during, and after heart transplantation.
Her research interests have focused on the use of echocardiography to monitor changes in cardiac anatomy and function in patients on guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure.
Dr. Kaoukis is passionate about using her experience to provide advanced heart failure treatments to rural communities; those who historically have had less access to the care that is provided at large academic medical centers located in metropolis areas.
Dr. Kaoukis received her medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine.
She completed an internal medicine residency at Loyola University Medical Center and a three-year cardiovascular fellowship at Temple University Hospital. She then completed advanced fellowship training in heart failure and transplantation at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She is a member of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians.
When not dedicating her time to providing heart failure treatment to her community, she enjoys spending time with her husband and her dog. She loves to travel and enjoys cooking and preparing Greek pastries.
Philosophy of care
“I’m dedicated to a philosophy of continuous learning. My promise to my patients is that I will continue to be as up-to-date as possible when it comes to the field of heart failure medicine so that I can offer my patients the most vanguard treatments and appropriate care for their diagnosis and health history.
“I approach each patient with the intention of treating them as a whole. I believe it’s essential to understand both the medical needs as well as the psychosocial needs of each of my patients in order to recommend and deliver the most appropriate care. I take the time to ask the right questions, and actively listen to my patients’ concerns and treatment goals.
“As a heart failure specialist who has been trained within the MedStar Health system, I look forward to collaborating with providers, surgeons, and team members to provide thorough, high-quality, and multidisciplinary care.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Arrest
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Transplant Rejection
- Cardiac Transplant Vasculopathy
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Failure
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Multiple Myeloma With Amyloidosis
- Myocarditis
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
Practice locations
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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
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UHC Passport
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Navigate
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- United Student Resources
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Network OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Sentara Health
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
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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
Fellowship: Medstar Washington Hospital Center (2021)
Fellowship: Temple University Hospital (2020)
Residency: Loyola University Medical Center (2017)
Medical School: Indiana Univ/Purdue University-Indianapolis (2014)