Firehiwot Abebe Achamyeleh, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Firehiwot Achamyeleh, MD, is a cardiologist with the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital. Dr. Firehiwot is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Achamyeleh sees patients with a wide range of cardiovascular issues and has a specialized interest in women’s health. She is committed to providing comprehensive, patient-centered care while working collaboratively with referring primary care providers, internal medicine physicians, and other clinical specialists.
Dr. Achamyeleh works to achieve the best possible outcomes for her patients who are considered high risk for cardiovascular disease, have been diagnosed with the condition, or who are recovering from advanced heart failure.
A native of Ethiopia, Dr. Achamyeleh offers patients of various cultures a unique perspective, along with an intimate level of understanding when it comes to overcoming health and wellness barriers. She is passionate about building trusting bonds with patients.
She is a member of the American Medical Association and the American Heart Association.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Disorders
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atherosclerotic Disease
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Chamber Disorders
- Cardiac Chamber Enlargement
- Cardiac Conduction Disorders
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Cardiac Chambers And Connections
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Blockage
- Heart Chamber Malformations
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Valve Disorders
- Heart Valve Malformations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Pleural Effusion
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Dissection Treatment
- Aortic Rupture Treatment
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Channelopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Cyst Treatment
- Cardiac Fibroma Treatment
- Cardiac Hemangioma Treatment
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Myxoma Treatment
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Rhabdomyoma Treatment
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Syncope Treatment
- Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplantation
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Icd Interrogation
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Treatment
- Marfan Syndrome Treatment
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Interrogation
- Pulse Oximetry
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Stress Echocardiography
- Sudden Cardiac Death Therapy
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
Practice locations
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3333 North Calvert Street
Johnston Prof Bldg Ste 500
Baltimore, MD, 21218
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
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice Fund PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- First Health PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-PPO
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- United Student Resources
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Navigate
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Beech Street PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OA Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UHC Passport
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO Option
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (2020)
Fellowship: Drexel University College of Medicine (2019)
Residency: SUNY Downstate (2017)
Medical School: Pennsylvania State University at University Park (2014)