Weining David Xu, MD| Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
W. David Xu, MD is a cardiologist specializing in Advanced Heart Failure at the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. He sees patients at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital. He holds board certifications in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology.
Dr. Xu specializes in the management of patients with heart failure and those requiring mechanical support devices including left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). He is particularly interested in LVAD recovery, and medical therapy for cardio-renal syndrome and diuretic resistance.
He chose to specialize in advanced heart failure because of the opportunity it affords him to take care of his patients long term. Patients with heart failure have special challenges but are very involved in their care and are invested in getting better. Working as a team, we can help these patients achieve their goals in improving their quality of life –understanding that each patient defines their own milestones in this process. He works closely with patients and their families to ensure they understand all aspects of the care plan and presents the options that most closely align with his patients’ goals and lifestyle.
Outside of work, Dr. Xu enjoys getting to know his new home, Maryland, as well as exploring the nation’s capital. He and his wife have a golden retriever and a border collie that they rescued and now have seen four different states.
Dr. Xu is a member of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Failure Society of America.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiomyopathy
- Circulatory Assist Device Management
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Hypertension Treatment
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Maternal Cardiac Arrest Management
- Orthotopic Heart Transplant
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) Device Complications
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chagas' Disease
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Cor Pulmonale
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Candidacy Evaluation
- Heart Transplant Failure
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Inotropic Therapy Management
- Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Therapy
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Multiple Myeloma With Amyloidosis
- Myocarditis
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Venous Embolism
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation
- Cardiac Enzyme Testing
- Cardiac Function Testing
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
- Cardioversion
- Circulatory Assist Device Management
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart-Lung Transplant
- Holter Monitoring
- Hyperlipidemia Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement
- Inotropic Management
- Inotropic Therapy
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Management
- Maternal Cardiac Arrest Management
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Neonatal Advanced Life Support
- Orthotopic Heart Transplant
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Pulmonary Artery Stenting
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Renal Artery Denervation
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Ventricular Assist Device
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm 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
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- OA Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Network OA
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Navigate
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Sentara Health
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS II
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TRICARE East Prime
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of MD
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Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2018)
Fellowship: University of Utah Health Sciences/Medical Center (2017)
Residency: Washington University School of Medicine (2013)
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (2010)