Alexander I. Papolos, MD| Cardiac Critical Care, Cardiology | MedStar Health
Alexander I. Papolos, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Cardiac Critical Care, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Cardiology
Languages: English
Only sees patients in a hospital setting and does not schedule visits.
About me
As a Board Certified/Board eligible critical care physician, all cardiac surgery and cardiac conditions requiring intensive care are treated.
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
- Intraaortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Pacemaker Placement
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
MHVI-1st Floor North Addition
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Navigate
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Network OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- OA Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HighMark
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Basic
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UHC Passport
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease/Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine/Critical Care 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)