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Specialties: Cardiac Surgery
Languages: English
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About me
Ammar S. Bafi, MD, is a cardiothoracic surgeon at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He is board certified in thoracic surgery.
As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Bafi treats all adult cardiac disease, such as valvular and coronary artery disease, through the use of advanced surgical techniques. He specializes in mitral valve repair, as well as off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
With more than 25 years of experience, he has performed more than 10,000 heart operations with superb results, exceeding the national average in outcomes and patient satisfaction. In his high-volume clinical practice, he performs approximately 400 heart surgeries each year.
Dr. Bafi serves on the Cardiovascular Surgery Program Quality Improvement Committee at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. He is also a member of the American College of Surgeons and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
Dr. Bafi received his medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine before completing a general surgery internship at Cornell University Medical Center/North Shore University Hospital. He then returned to the George Washington University Hospital to complete a six-year general surgery residency, which included one year of research. Finally, he completed a two-year specialty residency in cardiothoracic surgery at GWU, and one year as a clinical associate in the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Dr. Bafi’s clinical research includes serving as principal or co-investigator in multiple transcatheter aortic and mitral valve studies, including the CoreValve®, PARTNER, COAPT, and NeoChord™ trials. He continues to participate in many cardiac surgery and cardiology clinical trials, particularly as they relate to percutaneous valvular therapies. He works with a team of skilled interventional cardiologists to continue bringing novel treatments to his patients. Dr. Bafi’s research is widely published in medical journals.
Philosophy of Care
“Growing up as a child of diplomats, I lived in different countries. As a part of this experience, I learned to develop and appreciate a wide perspective on many people, religions, and cultures. I believe this contributes to my ability to connect and empathize with my patients and colleagues. I am driven by the knowledge that every day I’m working to improve the quality of life for my patients. I feel it is my privilege and honor to have a positive impact on my patients’ health and their lives.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Aortic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Amyloidosis
- Aneurysm Of Ascending Aorta
- Aneurysm Of Descending Aorta
- Angina
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Arch Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Disorders
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiac Valve Tumors
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Circulatory System Complications
- Coarctation Of The Aorta
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Cardiac Surgery
- Complications Of Heart Transplant
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Ebstein's Anomaly
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Transplant Failure
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction (HEART ATTACK)
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Right Ventricular Aneurysm
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm
- Transposition Of The Great Arteries
- Tricuspid Atresia
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Septal Defect
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Arch Reconstruction
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Aortic Rupture Treatment
- Aortic Surgery
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Supplement
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Atrial Septum Supplement
- Bilateral Cardiac Sampling And Pressure
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Surgery
- Cardiac Bypass Surgery
- Cardiac Myxoma Excision
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Cardiac Surgery For Cardiac Tumors
- Cardiac Surgery For Congenital Heart Defects
- Cardiac Surgery For Congenital Heart Disease
- Cardiac Surgery For Heart Block
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardioversion
- Cerebral Embolic Filtration
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Destruction Of Left Atrial Appendage
- Device Implantation For Heart Failure
- Endoscopy With Vein Harvest
- Excision Of Left Atrium
- Excision Of Pericardium
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Heart Failure Surgery
- Heart Therapeutic Injection
- Heart Valve Reconstruction
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intraaortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
- Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Occlusion Of Left Atrial Appendage
- Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus Repair
- Pulmonary Valve Reconstruction
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Reoperation, Coronary Artery Bypass
- Repair Tricuspid Valve
- Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Tricuspid Valve Reconstruction
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Tricuspid Valve Supplement With Synthetic Substitute
- Valvuloplasty
- Ventricular Restoration
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
North Addition 1st Fl Ste 1243
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
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- OA Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TRICARE East Select
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- POS OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Network OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic (1996)
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (1995)
Residency: George Washington University Hospital (1993)
Medical School: George Washington University (1989)
Internship: North Shore University Hospital (1988)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025