Wahu Kinyanjui, AGACNP-BC MSN| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Wahu Johnson, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC is a board-certified adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, specializing in cardiology. She brings a decade of experience in advanced cardiac care across inpatient, outpatient, and procedural settings.
Wahu evaluates and manages patients with a wide range of cardiovascular conditions, including heart failure, dyslipidemia, coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, hypertension, and cardiomyopathy. Her clinical background includes cardiac electrophysiology, nuclear medicine, interventional cardiology and heart failure management.
Wahu is certified and has certifications by both the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses; AGACNP, ACNP, PCCN & CCRN.
Philosophy of Care
“I view health as a dynamic and holistic state shaped by physical, emotional, social and environmental factors. So, I believe the foundation of effective health care lies in prevention practices. ractice preventive–care approach that emphasizes lifestyle modifications, early intervention, patient education, and preventing progression of chronic diseases. Many chronic conditions can be prevented or improved through intentional changes in nutrition, physical activity, stress management and healthy habits.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Disease Management
- Electrocardiogram
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- High Blood Pressure
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shortness Of Breath
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain Evaluation
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Management
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Disease In Women Treatment
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Murmur Diagnosis
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Infarction Treatment
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Palpitation Treatment
- Preventive Cardiology
- Shortness Of Breath Treatment
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
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
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HighMark
- Navigate
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Basic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OA Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UHC Passport
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-POS
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst NASCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS II
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Network OA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
Education
Board Certification:
Graduate: University Of Texas At Arlington College Of Nursing (2020)