Wahu Kinyanjui, MSN NP| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
Wahu Kinyanjui, MSN NP
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology
Languages: English
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
- Atherectomy
- 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
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Navigate
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HighMark
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst NASCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Student Resources
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Network OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- First Health PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice POS
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Sentara Health
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
Education
Graduate: University Of Texas At Arlington College Of Nursing (2020)