About me
Ahmed N. Khan, MD, MS, is an attending advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist at the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute.
As a heart failure specialist who is board-certified in cardiology, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology, Dr. Khan sees patients for the treatment of heart failure at both its early and later stages. For patients in the early stages of heart failure, he works to ensure that patients receive appropriate medical therapy and close follow-up in order to successfully manage and treat their condition. For patients who are in the later stages of heart failure and who may need advanced therapies, such as heart transplantation and LVAD, he works closely with the transplant team at the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute to provide exceptional and collaborative care.
In addition to heart failure, Dr. Khan also treats a wide range of cardiovascular conditions, including coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, and atrial fibrillation.
Dr. Khan’s clinical interests include caring closely for patients with all stages of heart failure. Dr. Khan is encouraged by advancements in the treatment of heart failure and related conditions that allow patients to live longer and with fewer symptoms. His research interests include medical bioethics as it pertains to heart failure and heart transplantation.
Dr. Khan received his medical degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where he stayed to complete an internal medicine residency and served as Chief Resident. During his time at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Dr. Khan was a clinical instructor of medicine and Assistant Professor of a course he designed, entitled ‘Medicine, Ethics, and the Humanities.’ He then completed a three-year cardiology disease fellowship at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where he served as Chief Fellow and during which he was awarded the Faculty-Chosen Fellow Teacher of the Year Award and the Nathan Carliner Award for Distinction in Cardiovascular Research. He then did a specialty fellowship in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Khan also received a Master of Science in Bioethics from Columbia University.
Following his passion for education and mentorship, throughout his time in residency and fellowship training, Dr. Khan held many teaching positions including instructor, lecturer, and preceptor. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, and the Heart Failure Society of America.
Dr. Khan enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, reading, and exploring the DC area.
Philosophy of care
“A diagnosis of heart failure can be a lifelong diagnosis that can be difficult and scary for patients and their families. My goal as a heart failure physician is to treat my patients as though they were my family and provide them with the best care possible.
“I try to meet my patients where they are, give my best expert medical advice and opinion, and work with the patient and their families to realize their goals in their care. I enjoy helping my patients get back to the things that make life worthwhile for them.
“Each of my patients is a unique person who I am excited to have the opportunity to work with. I’ve found the more collaborative that you are with your patients, the better the doctor-patient relationship is and the more likely you are to reach your treatment goals. I feel honored when my patients say that they felt heard and well cared for by me.
“I view referrals as an important responsibility, and I see it as a privilege to be trusted with a patient’s care. I look forward to collaborating with referring physicians, maintaining close communication, and working together to do the best for the patient.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Afterload Assessment
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Transplant
- Hypertension Treatment
- Maternal Cardiac Arrest Management
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Implantable Device Complications
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Cor Pulmonale
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Heart Disease
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Implantable Cardioverter
- Inotropic Therapy Management
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
Procedures I perform
- Cardiac Afterload Assessment
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Enzyme Testing
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
- Device Implantation For Cardiac Conditions
- Device Programming And Interrogation
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart-Lung Transplant
- Hyperlipidemia Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement
- Inotropic Management
- Inotropic Therapy
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Management
- Maternal Cardiac Arrest Management
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Pacemaker And Icd Interrogation
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Renal Artery Denervation
- Sarcoidosis Management
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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 Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UHC Passport
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Navigate
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE for Life East
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Network OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Washington Hospital Center (2022)
Residency: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2020)
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2017)
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2016)
Medical School: University Of Medicine & Dentistry Of New Jersey (2013)