Tamara Ashvetiya, MD| Cardiology, Hospital Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Tamara Ashvetiya, MD, is a general cardiologist at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. She is board certified in cardiovascular disease, internal medicine, echocardiography, and nuclear medicine.
Dr. Ashvetiya sees patients with a wide range of cardiovascular disease diagnoses. She is particularly focused on preventative cardiology, including the prevention of recurring cardiac events. She also has a special interest in the long-term treatment of patients with heart failure, ischemic heart disease, peripartum cardiomyopathy, and valvular heart disease. Dr. Ashvetiya received her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and subsequently completed internal medicine residency at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, followed by cardiology fellowship at University of Maryland Medical Center. Specialized in non-invasive treatment, she performs diagnostic procedures such as echocardiography, cardioversion, heart rhythm monitoring, cardiac MRI and CT, as well as stress testing to diagnose and treat a broad range of cardiovascular conditions.
Quality patient care and communication is Dr. Ashvetiya's top clinical priority. Dr. Ashvetiya believes in the holistic treatment of people— treating them as unique individuals and partnering with them to create customized care plans. In her practice, she applies medical evidence and guideline-based care to suit each person’s life and goals.
Dr. Ashvetiya has engaged in research analyzing the genetics of cardiovascular disease including aneurysm formation, and has an academic interest in cardiac applications of stem cell therapy. Her work has been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals. Awards won by Dr. Ashvetiya include the Nathan Carliner Award for Distinction in Cardiovascular Research, the American College of Physicians Award for Excellence in Basic Science Research, and the Paul Ehrlich Award for distinction in translational research awarded at the Johns Hopkins University Young Investigators' Day.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Holter Monitoring
- Lipid Profile
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- 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 Disorders
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atherosclerotic Disease
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Carotid Artery Occlusion
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- 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
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- 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 Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Angioplasty
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Pacemaker Measurement
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- 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
- Mobile Cardiac Telemetry
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Peripheral Artery Disease Screening
- 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
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare FFS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Basic
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Network OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OA Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: National Board of Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical System (2021)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2018)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2015)