Bolanle AK Akinyele, MD| Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Bolanle Akinyele, MD, MPH, FACC, is a non-invasive cardiologist at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. She is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and advanced echocardiography.
Dr. Akinyele sees patients with a wide range of cardiovascular diagnoses including coronary heart disease, rhythm disturbances, and also provides preventive cardiovascular care. She has a special interest in advanced echocardiography and structural heart disease.
Dr. Akinyele received her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine.
During her time there, she served as co-director of The New Freedmen’s Clinic, a free, student-run, attending supervised clinic–the largest student-driven community initiative at Howard College of Medicine. Dr. Akinyele then completed her internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, where she also served as chief resident. Following this, Dr. Akinyele pursued advanced training through fellowships in cardiology and advanced echocardiography at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Growing up in Nigeria and during her training, Dr. Akinyele recognized the value of quality healthcare and developed a passion for expanding healthcare access and addressing cardiovascular health disparities. Thus, during her fellowship training, she completed the Master of Public Health program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with certificates in global health, healthcare disparities and health equity. She brings that passion to the care of her local patients and to the international cardiovascular health nonprofit with which she remains involved.
Philosophy of Care
“I am a wife and mother of three and I bring my “mom-self” to work. I take care of each patient as if they were family, and believe in treating the person, not just the disease. I aim to provide each patient with compassionate care, clear and candid information while respecting their decisions for treatment.
I believe in excellence – in being complete and providing thorough care. I am also committed to mutual partnerships with referring physicians, offering transparent, ongoing communication to determine the best plan for their patients.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Echocardiography
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- High Blood Pressure
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Lymphedema
- Myocardial Infarction
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- 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 Disorders
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Birth Defects Of The Skin
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Shock
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Circulatory System Complications
- Circulatory System Disorders
- Clotting Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Implantable Defibrillators
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Blockage
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Valve Disorders
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hole In The Diaphragm
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Lipid Disorders
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Multiple Valve Problems
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Presence Of Cardiac Pacemaker
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary High Blood Pressure
- Secondary Hypertension
- Shock
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Tachycardia
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Test
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Heart Transplant
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lymphedema
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
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
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Network OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA EPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Police and Fire Clinic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HighMark
- IH-POS Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare FFS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Navigate
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship Program: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2021)
Residency Program: Johns Hopkins Bayview (2016)
Internship Program: Johns Hopkins Bayview (2014)
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine (2013)