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
- 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
- Cholesterol Screening
- 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
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Navigate
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Beech Street PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TRICARE East Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HighMark
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2005)
Fellowship: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (2003)
Graduate: University of California Los Angeles (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