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