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
- Baby Gates
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Study
- Cardiac Surgery For Heart Block
- 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
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Conduction Disorders
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Conduction Disorders With Pacemaker
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Hypokalemia
- 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
- Torsades De Pointes
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Arrhythmia Monitoring
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Baby Gates
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Study
- Cardiac Event Monitoring
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
- Cardiac Surgery For Heart Block
- 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
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- 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 Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Medicare FFS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Network OA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Student Resources
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst NASCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Passport
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
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)