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