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 Arrest
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Circulatory Assist Device Management
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- 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 Arrest
- Cardiac Implantable Device Complications
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) Device Complications
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiac Transplant Rejection
- Cardiac Transplant Vasculopathy
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Cor Pulmonale
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Graft Failure
- Heart Disease
- Heart Transplant Failure
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Immunosuppression Management
- Implantable Cardioverter
- Inotropic Therapy Management
- Lung Transplant Rejection
- Multiple Myeloma With Amyloidosis
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
Procedures I perform
- Cardiac Afterload Assessment
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation
- Cardiac Enzyme 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
- Device Implantation For Cardiac Conditions
- Device Programming And Interrogation
- Echocardiography
- 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 Insertion
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Management
- Maternal Cardiac Arrest Management
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Neonatal Advanced Life Support
- Orthotopic Heart Transplant
- Pacemaker And Icd Interrogation
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Pulmonary Artery Stenting
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Renal Artery Denervation
- Sarcoidosis Management
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- 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
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- POS OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open POS II
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice Fund PPO
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Medicare FFS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UHC Passport
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS
- CareFirst EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
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)