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