About me
Brian Baturin, MD, is an imaging cardiologist with the structural heart team at the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute. Dr. Baturin practices advanced echocardiography with a focus on valvular heart disease.
Dr. Baturin specializes in interventional echocardiography, which requires an additional level of expertise beyond general cardiology. When patients are referred to the structural heart program, Dr. Baturin collaborates with the rest of the team to determine the most appropriate tests in order to advise decisions on treatment. Options for treatment include optimizing medical management, transcatheter intervention, or surgery when necessary.
At the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, Dr. Baturin performs imaging studies for clinical trials for different types of transcatheter interventions. His considerations in determining whether a person is a candidate for transcatheter methods include the severity and etiology of the disease as well as the individual’s medical history. Dr. Baturin is interested in research that involves advanced echocardiography and structural heart imaging in order to better assess valvular disease and determine treatment options.
Dr. Baturin is committed to helping his patients fully understand the nature of their individual conditions and their treatment options. His desire is for every patient he sees to be assured that their concerns are important to him and that their questions will be heard and answered. He is very excited to be working in the rapidly expanding field of valvular heart disease.
Dr. Baturin has completed an advanced echocardiography fellowship at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He received his medical degree from Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School. He then completed a three-year residency in internal medicine at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, followed by a three-year cardiovascular disease fellowship at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the American Society of Echocardiography.
Outside of work, Dr. Baturin loves traveling, spending time with his wife and son, and exploring D.C. area parks.
Philosophy of care
“Because of all the options we have in the field of cardiology and valvular heart disease, I think shared decision making is very important; having a thorough discussion about the patient’s thoughts and values and what they want to get out of their care.
“In this day and age, it’s important to have an imaging specialist who is trained in performing and interpreting these specialized echocardiograms involved in the care of these patients. For patients with severe or complex valvular heart disease, the best care is provided when we utilize a heart team approach including an imaging specialist, and that’s what I bring.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Stress Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Treadmill Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arterial Occlusion
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Tumor
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Palpitations
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Effusion
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Renal Artery Thrombosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Transposition Of The Great Arteries
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Blood Pool Spect
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrophysiology Study
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Peripheral Vascular Stenting
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Renal Artery Denervation
- Stress Echocardiography
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Treadmill Stress Test
- Ventricular Function Testing
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 Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- First Health PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HighMark
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- UHC Passport
- Navigate
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Student Resources
- Network OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Medicare FFS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Employee Health Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna HMO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology
Board Certification: National Board of Echocardiography, Echcardiography
Fellowship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (2022)
Fellowship: Cooper University Hospital/Health System GME (2021)
Residency: Brown University (2018)
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (2015)