Anam Akbar Waheed, BM MD| Cardiology | MedStar Health
Anam Akbar Waheed

Anam Akbar Waheed, BM MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.7 out of 5 (70 reviews)

Specialties: Cardiology

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Atrial Flutter
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Cardiovascular Stress Testing
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Electrocardiogram
  • Heart Disease
  • High Cholesterol Management
  • Holter Monitoring
  • Hypertension Treatment
  • Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
  • Lymphedema
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Stress Echocardiography
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Breathing
  • Abnormal Function Study Results
  • Abnormal Heart Rhythm
  • Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
  • Acute Endocarditis
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • Advanced Heart Failure
  • Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
  • Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
  • Advanced Heart Failure Care
  • Amyloidosis
  • Angina
  • Angina Pectoris
  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aortic Regurgitation
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Aortic Valve Regurgitation
  • Artery Disorders
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Atrial Flutter
  • Atrioventricular Block
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Intrathoracic Organs
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve
  • Bradycardia
  • Bundle Branch Block
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Cardiac Murmurs
  • Cardiac Sarcoidosis
  • Cardiac Tamponade
  • Cardiac Tumor
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Cellulitis
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Circulatory System Complications
  • Circulatory System Disorders
  • Clotting Disorders
  • Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
  • Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
  • Congenital Heart Valve Defects
  • Congenital Malformation Syndromes Affecting Multiple Systems
  • Congenital Malformations Of Heart
  • Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
  • Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
  • Dyslipidemia
  • Eisenmenger Syndrome
  • Electrical Conduction Disorders
  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia
  • Heart Block
  • Heart Disease
  • Heart Murmur
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Hypertension
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypotension
  • Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Intracranial Aneurysm
  • Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
  • Ischemic Heart Disease
  • Kawasaki Disease
  • Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
  • Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
  • Liver Injury
  • Long Term Drug Therapy
  • Lymphangitis
  • Lymphedema
  • Mitral Regurgitation
  • Mitral Valve Disease
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis
  • Multiple Myeloma With Amyloidosis
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Myocarditis
  • Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
  • Pain In Throat And Chest
  • Palpitations
  • Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus
  • Patent Foramen Ovale
  • Pericardium Diseases
  • Peripheral Artery Disease
  • Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
  • Personal Risk Factors
  • Premature Atrial Contraction
  • Premature Atrial Contractions
  • Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
  • Premature Ventricular Contractions
  • Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
  • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
  • Pulmonary Edema
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Pulmonary Heart Disease
  • Pulmonary Valve Disorders
  • Respiratory Disorders
  • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Shock
  • Sick Sinus Syndrome
  • Single Ventricle Heart Defects
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Subcortical Infarction
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Swelling In Legs
  • Syncope
  • Tachycardia
  • Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
  • Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
  • Tricuspid Stenosis
  • Venous Thromboembolism
  • Ventricular Aneurysm
  • Ventricular Fibrillation
  • Ventricular Tachycardia
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Procedures I perform

  • Absolute Quantitation Of Myocardial Blood Flow
  • Angioplasty
  • Aortic Dissection Repair
  • Aortic Valve Repair
  • Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
  • Atrial Septal Defect Repair
  • Automated External Defibrillator
  • Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
  • Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Cardiac Risk Assessment
  • Cardiovascular Stress Testing
  • Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
  • Carotid Artery Stenting
  • Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
  • Coronary Angioplasty
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  • Coronary Artery Disease Management
  • Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
  • Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
  • Electrocardiogram
  • Electrocardiographic Monitoring
  • External Electrocardiographic Recording
  • Heart Failure Management
  • Heart Failure Medication Management
  • Heart Pacemaker Implantation
  • Heart Transplant
  • Heart Ultrasonography
  • High Cholesterol Management
  • Holter Monitoring
  • Hypertension Treatment
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
  • Intravascular Ultrasound
  • Lymphedema
  • Mesenteric Angiography
  • MRA With Contrast
  • Myocardial Infarction Treatment
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
  • Nuclear Stress Test
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease Management
  • Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
  • Preventive Cardiology
  • Prostate Injury Treatment
  • Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
  • Stress Echocardiography
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
  • Syncope Treatment
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography
  • Transthoracic Echocardiogram With Strain Imaging
  • Transthoracic Echocardiography
  • Unlisted Gastroenterology Procedure
  • Ventricular Assist Device
  • Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
  • Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
PHC Bldg 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8833

Fax 877-303-1461

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Fax 877-303-1461

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.

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Fellowship: Brigham and Womens Hospital (2023)

Residency: Boston University Medical Center (2021)

Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2018)

Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical School (2013)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.7
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.7
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.7
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.7
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.7
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.7
  • Oct 6, 2025

    Dr. Waheed is excellent!

  • Sep 24, 2025

    Dr. Waheed is great she is very thorough.

  • Aug 23, 2025

    Dr. Waheed is very patient and thorourgh in giving information and answring questions