About me
Samer Najjar, MD, is the Regional Chief of Cardiology for the Baltimore region. In this role, he has oversight over the following hospitals: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, and MedStar Harbor Hospital. In addition, he oversees the MedStar Health ambulatory cardiology practices.
Dr. Najjar is a cardiologist with subspecialty expertise in advanced heart failure, heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. He is a Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University and he co-chairs MedStar’s Cardiology Clinical Practice Council. He was most recently the director of the Advanced Heart Failure program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center where he oversaw its growth and development into one of the leading programs in the country.
Prior to joining MedStar Health, Dr. Najjar was an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University, where he served as director of the heart failure clinic at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He was also a member of the intramural NIH clinical research program, serving as the Head of the Human Cardiovascular Studies Unit at the National Institute on Aging.
Dr. Najjar completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude. He then completed his medical degree at Yale School of Medicine, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr. Najjar completed his residency training in internal medicine and his fellowship training in cardiovascular diseases at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He also completed subspecialty training in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. During his fellowship, he won the prestigious American College of Cardiology/Merck Research award.
Dr. Najjar specializes in state-of-the-art therapies for heart failure. His clinical interests include caring for patients with advanced heart failure, patients who have received an LVAD, and those who have undergone a heart transplant. Dr. Najjar is passionate about advancing the care of patients through research and innovation. Dr. Najjar has won numerous honors and awards. He is widely published, with over 130 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Najjar and his dedicated team provide a holistic approach to each patient and their caregiver. This often includes the involvement of a multidisciplinary team of health care providers with expertise in heart failure such as nurses, coordinators, nutritionists, pharmacists, physical therapists, social workers, and symptom specialists.
When not pursuing his passion of caring for patients with cardiac conditions, Dr. Najjar enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife and three kids.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Management
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Amyloidosis
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Disease
- Cardiac Fibrosis
- Cardiac Graft Failure
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Transplant Vasculopathy
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Implantable Defibrillators
- 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
- Liver Transplant Evaluation
- 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
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Clotting Disorder Diagnosis
- Brugada Syndrome Treatment
- Cardiac Ablation Therapy
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Management
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Cardioversion
- Cardiac Cardioversion Diagnosis
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Cell Therapy
- Cardiac Cell Therapy Diagnosis
- Cardiac Channelopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation
- Cardiac Fibroelastoma Treatment
- Cardiac Inflammatory Disease Treatment
- Cardiac Ion Channel Disorder Treatment
- Cardiac Lipid Disorder Treatment
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Molecular Therapy
- Cardiac Myxoma Excision
- Cardiac Myxoma Treatment
- Cardiac Remodeling Diagnosis
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Reverse Remodeling Treatment
- Cardiac Rhythm Management
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Management
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Scar Tissue Treatment
- Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
- Cardiac Tissue Repair
- Cardiac Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Cardiac Wound Healing Diagnosis
- Cardiogenic Shock Treatment
- Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering
- Cerebral Fibromuscular Dysplasia Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cystitis Treatment
- Dermal Regeneration Template
- Echocardiography
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endocarditis Diagnosis
- Event Monitoring
- Gastrointestinal Neurological Disorders Treatment
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement
- Infectious Disease Treatment
- Inotropic Therapy
- Interstitial Nephritis Treatment
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion
- Long Qt Syndrome Treatment
- Lymphoma Diagnosis
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pericarditis Treatment
- Primary Amyloidosis Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Secondary Amyloidosis Treatment
- Short Qt Syndrome Treatment
- Soft Tissue Tumor Treatment
- Stress Test
- Sudden Cardiac Death Therapy
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Twitching Treatment
- Ventricular Assist Device
- 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
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Navigate
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- Medicare Direct
- UHC Passport
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HighMark
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
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Education
Board Certification: ,
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2000)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1996)
Graduate: Yale University (1993)
Graduate: Yale University School of Medicine (1993)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc, 2024