Alexander I. Papolos, MD| Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Alexander Papolos, MD, is a cardiac intensivist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. As a cardiologist, echocardiologist, and critical care doctor, he specializes in several different areas of medicine to help his intensive care patients receive the care they need. As part of his clinical practice, Dr. Papolos treats heart failure, various kinds of cardiomyopathies, acute coronary syndrome, pulmonary hypertension, and cardiogenic shock.
Dr. Papolos is actively involved in research and is particularly interested in studying right ventricular failure and right ventricular pulmonary arterial coupling. He has developed a novel echocardiographic measure of pulmonary arterial capacitance and is currently investigating how it can be used to help treat patients with pulmonary hypertension and right heart dysfunction.
Philosophy of Care
My goal is to treat every patient how I would want to be treated or how I would want my family members treated. In the ICU, it becomes clear that we are not only caring for the patients, but we are also caring for their families.”
—Alexander Papolos, MD
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Intraaortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Pacemaker Placement
- Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
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
- TRICARE for Life East
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- First Health PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Network OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Basic
- HighMark
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS II
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Sentara Health
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst NASCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of California San Francisco (2019)
Fellowship: University of California San Francisco (2018)
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: New York Medical College (2012)