About me
Regional Chief of Cardiology – Baltimore Region
Samer Najjar, MD, is the Regional Chief of Cardiology for the Baltimore region, overseeing cardiology services at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, and MedStar Harbor Hospital. He also provides leadership for MedStar Health’s ambulatory cardiology practices.
Clinical Expertise
Dr. Najjar is a cardiologist with subspecialty expertise in advanced heart failure, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support. He specializes in state-of-the-art therapies for heart failure and cares for patients with advanced heart failure, those supported by left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), and heart transplant recipients.
Leadership & Academic Appointments
Dr. Najjar is a Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University and co-chairs MedStar’s Cardiology Clinical Practice Council. He previously served as Director of the advanced heart failure program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where he led its growth into one of the leading programs in the nation.
Prior to joining MedStar Health, Dr. Najjar was on faculty at Johns Hopkins University. He was also a member of the NIH intramural clinical research program, where he served as Head of the Human Cardiovascular Studies Unit at the National Institute on Aging.
During his fellowship, Dr. Najjar received the prestigious American College of Cardiology/Merck Research Award.
Research & Publications
Dr. Najjar is passionate about advancing cardiovascular care through research and innovation. He has received numerous honors and awards and has authored more than 175 manuscripts in peer-reviewed medical journals.
Patient-Centered Care
Dr. Najjar and his team provide a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to care, partnering closely with patients and caregivers. This includes collaboration with heart failure nurses, coordinators, pharmacists, physical therapists, social workers, and symptom management specialists.
Personal
Outside of medicine, Dr. Najjar enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife and three children.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Amyloidosis
- Amyloidosis Of The Heart
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Disease
- Cardiac Fibrosis
- Cardiac Graft Failure
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Transplant Vasculopathy
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Complications Of Ventricular Assist Devices (VADS)
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Inotropic Therapy Management
- Multiple Myeloma With Amyloidosis
- Myocardial Infarction (HEART ATTACK)
- Myocarditis
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Practice locations
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3300 N Calvert St
2nd Fl
Baltimore, MD, 21218
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
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Network OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Passport
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HighMark
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-EPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2000)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1996)
Graduate: Yale University School of Medicine (1993)
Graduate: Yale University (1993)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc, 2024, 2025