About me
Dr. Sarfraz K. Durrani, MD, is an attending electrophysiologist and Director of Technology and Innovation in the Heart Rhythm section at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He also sees patients at the MedStar Heart Institute in Fairfax as well as several non-MedStar hospitals in northern Virginia, where he represents MedStar. As an electrophysiology specialist, Dr. Durrani focuses on treating patients with arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, heart block, and stroke related to atrial fibrillation.
Treatments used by Dr. Durrani include performing cardiac ablation, implanting pacemakers and defibrillators for people with heart block or a life-threatening arrhythmia, and performing left atrial appendage occlusion using the Watchman device. He was the first physician in the DC area to perform epicardial ablation for ventricular tachycardia and to implant a Watchman device to close off part of the left atrium of the heart to prevent stroke. Dr. Durrani was also one of the first physicians in Virginia to perform cryoablation for atrial fibrillation.
Dr. Durrani is interested in improving treatment methods for atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, including exploring new approaches to persistent, or chronic, atrial fibrillation. He is also interested in pursuing innovative options for ventricular tachycardia ablation. Dr. Durrani has been a part of several national, ongoing clinical trials.
After receiving his medical degree at Kashmir University Government Medical College in India, Dr. Durrani went on to complete a residency in internal medicine at Nassau University Medical Center, State University of New York - Stony Brook. After serving as Chief Resident, Dr. Durrani spent a year conducting genetics research at the Children’s National Medical Center on a fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He then continued his medical training with a cardiology fellowship at George Washington University Hospital and an electrophysiology fellowship at Duke University Medical Center.
Philosophy of Care
“I’ll always work tirelessly in the interest of my patients, and I’ll be the best advocate for them. When I first see a patient, my starting point is to ask myself: ‘How would I approach this patient’s care if this were my family member?’ I put myself in the patient’s shoes to see it from their point of view and understand what decisions I can make that serve their interests best.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Block
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Conduction Disorders
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Conduction Disorders With Pacemaker
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Pacemaker Infection
- Pacemaker Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Supraventricular Ectopic Beats
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Arrhythmia Monitoring
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Study
- Cardiac Event Monitoring
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Endometrial Extraction
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Extraction
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Remote Monitoring Of Pacemakers And Icds
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Navigate
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UHC Passport
- HighMark
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Student Resources
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS II
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center (2005)
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (2004)
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center (2001)
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2000)
Residency: Nassau University Medical Center-GME (1997)
Medical School: Government Medical College Srinagar (1991)