About me
Dr. Sriram Padmanabhan, MD, is the Chief of Cardiology at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore. He specializes in treating adult cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks, arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, and adult congenital heart disease, as well as conditions such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Specializing in non-invasive treatment, Dr. Padmanabhan performs diagnostic procedures such as stress tests, cardiac MRI and cardiac CT, echocardiograms, transesophageal echocardiograms, and cardioversion, among others.
Quality patient care is Dr. Padmanabhan’s main clinical interest, in addition to cardiac imaging and cardiac oncology. His hope is to see his patients do well in life by looking not just at their medical problems, but at other issues that may also be affecting their health.
Dr. Padmanabhan received his medical degree from Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, India, and completed an internship program at Safdarjang Hospital in Delhi, India. Then, he worked as a nuclear medicine specialist at B. M. Birla Heart Research Institute in Calcutta, India. Coming to the US, he first completed a Master’s degree in Molecular Biology at the University of California, San Diego. Thereafter, he spent time conducting research on functional MRI. He completed his internship in Detroit, MI, at Henry Ford Hospital, where he switched from radiology to the internal medicine specialty. Dr. Padmanabhan completed his residency in internal medicine at Loma Linda University Medical Center and went on to become a general cardiology fellow at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in cardiac imaging at the National Institutes of Health.
Awards won by Dr. Padmanabhan include a President’s Gold Medal for Best Outgoing Medical Student, as well as an award at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center as the Best Attending Physician of the Year.
Dr. Padmanabhan speaks English, Tamil, Hindi, and Bengali, and is learning Spanish.
Philosophy of Care
“As I age, I feel that treating just the medical part of the patient doesn’t seem to be completely satisfying. It is more satisfying to treat the whole person. I try to see the whole picture: mental, spiritual, physical. Treatment is not just about prescribing medicines or performing tests. It’s about having a more holistic approach to wellness. However, for that, the patient and the physician have to have a good partnership.
“I tell my patients that I’m only here for advice, I cannot do it for them. I try to help my patients to find that motivation, to help them understand their treatment options better, and to stick to the plan we've come up with together.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Event Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Pharmacologic Stress Test
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atheroembolism
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atherosclerotic Disease
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Conduction Disorders
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Carotid Artery Occlusion
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Congenital Malformations Of Cardiac Chambers And Connections
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myopathies
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Angioplasty
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lipid Profile
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Myocardial Viability Testing
- Normatec Compression Therapy
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pharmacologic Stress Test
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
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
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare FFS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Network OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- United Student Resources
- Beech Street PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UHC Passport
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Navigate
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2005)
Graduate: University of California Los Angeles (2003)
Fellowship: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (2003)
Residency: Loma Linda University School of Medicine (2000)
Internship: Henry Ford Hospital (1997)
Graduate: University of California at San Diego-La Jolla (1994)
Residency: BM Birla Heart Research Centre (1990)
Internship: Safdarjung Hospital (1989)
Medical School: Armed Forces Medical College (1988)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc, 2014, 2018 & 2019