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

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

4.6 out of 5 (57 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
  • 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
  • Congenital Heart Valve Defects
  • Congenital Malformations Of Heart
  • Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
  • 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

  • Angioplasty
  • Aortic Dissection Repair
  • Aortic Valve Repair
  • Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
  • Atrial Septal Defect Repair
  • Automated External Defibrillator
  • Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Cardiovascular Stress Testing
  • Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
  • Carotid Artery Stenting
  • Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
  • Coronary Angioplasty
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  • Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
  • Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiogram
  • 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 Perfusion Imaging
  • Nuclear Stress Test
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
  • Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
  • Prostate Injury Treatment
  • Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
  • Stress Echocardiography
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
  • Syncope Treatment
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography
  • Transthoracic Echocardiography
  • 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

202-444-5111

Fax 877-303-1461

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Fax 877-303-1461

110 Irving St NW
1st Fl
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-7777

Fax 202-877-2799

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Fax 202-877-2799

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

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

    4.6
  • 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

    4.6
  • Jul 1, 2025

    Superb doctor: Dr. Waheed.

  • Jun 20, 2025

    Good visit

  • May 14, 2025

    Dr. Waheed is very, very good cardiologist!