About me
Vaani Panse Garg, MD, is a cardiologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, and adult comprehensive echocardiography.
Dr. Garg diagnoses and treats the full spectrum of cardiovascular diseases, from hypertension to heart failure. She is passionate about prevention and works with patients for the entire duration of their disease process.
She is particularly interested in structural echocardiography, which enhances her diagnosis of, and treatment decisions for, a variety of pathology. She is highly skilled at interpreting–and teaching other providers how to read–transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE), transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE), and 3-D echocardiography.
Her current research interests involve novel techniques and teaching approaches in echocardiography, as well as new initiatives to enhance provider wellness and medical education.
Dr. Garg earned her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. She then completed an internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai Hospital. Following her residency, she remained at Mount Sinai Hospital for a clinical cardiovascular disease fellowship, during which she served as chief cardiology fellow for two years.
Participating in several international projects throughout her training years introduced Dr. Garg to a global health perspective. This interest brought her to Soweto, South Africa, where she was a volunteer at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital Cardiology Department, as well as Pune, India, where she was a public health service corps fellow with the William J. Clinton Fellowship for Service Program. She brings this broad, global health awareness to her practice today.
Prior to joining MedStar Health, Dr. Garg practiced at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, where she also served as site director for the cardiology fellowship program (Veterans Affairs track) and the associate program director of the cardiology fellowship program. She was also a clinical assistant professor of medicine (cardiology) at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Philosophy of Care
I always aim to understand each patient’s life and daily practices. This gives me a deep understanding of how to coach them on medications, exercise, and healthy lifestyle changes. I also emphasize hands-on health education. I draw diagrams, share images, and ensure all questions are answered. I fully explain the “why” of decision making, and in doing so, empower them to better manage their health.
In my partnerships with referring providers, I emphasize open communication and make myself readily available to discuss patient cases.
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cholesterol Screening
- Electrocardiogram
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- 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 Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Chamber Disorders
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- 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
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- 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
- 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
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Balloon Angioplasty
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Pacemaker Measurement
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With Pacemaker
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiologic Study
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Holter Monitoring
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Leadless Pacemaker Insertion
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Permanent Pacemaker Insertion
- Stress Echocardiography
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiogram With Strain Imaging
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
MHVI-1st Floor North Addition
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Student Resources
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- OA Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Navigate
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-POS Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Sentara Health
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Hospital (2016)
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital (2012)
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine (2009)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- American College of Cardiology Program Directors and Graduate Medical Educations Section and Leadership Council, Virtual Education Webinar panelist
Online recording: Sept. 19, 2020
- American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Management Section Podcast Practice Made Perfect Storytellers, Guest Speaker
Airdate: Aug. 14, 2020
- American College of Cardiology Academic Leadership Council Academic Profiles, Interviewee Feature date: July 17, 2020
- Tufts Medicine “The Long Goodbye”
Article featured from personal work and travel blog: July 2008