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/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- POS OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare Direct
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Basic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Navigate
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
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)