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 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
Practice locations
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9105 Franklin Square Drive
Suite 209
Baltimore, MD, 21237
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
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Medicare Direct
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- POS OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Sentara Health
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HighMark
- Aetna Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare FFS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UHC Passport
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: National Board of Echocardiography, Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical System (2021)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2018)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2015)