About me
Itshac Itsik Ben-Dor, MD, is Program Director Interventional Cardiology Fellowship MedStar Washington Hospital Center ,Associate Director Medstar Washington Hospital Center Cardiac Cath Labs, Associate professor Georgetown University Washington, DC.
A member, and a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Ben-Dor is part of a unique team that is performing high volumes of treatments for coronary and structural heart disease in addition to complex coronary interventions.
As an interventional cardiologist, Dr. Ben-Dor specializes in the treatment of coronary and structural heart disease through the use of percutaneous coronary intervention, balloon aortic and mitral valvuloplasty, alcohol septal ablation, transcatheter aortic valve implantation, mitral valve clip and transcatheter mitral valve replacement.
His clinical interests include treating patients with valvular heart disease and coronary physiology as well as acute coronary syndrome. His current research interests include exploring the efficacy and clinical outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement and intravascular ultrasound and coronary physiology.
Dr. Ben-Dor received his medical degree from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Israel before joining MedStar for fellowship training in interventional cardiology and structural heart disease in addition to residency training in internal medicine. Dr. Ben-Dor has completed more than 12 years of training, both in the United States and in Israel, which provide him with a depth of experience unparalleled in the region. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiology.
Dr. Ben-Dor was recently named Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Faculty Educator of the Year by the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at Georgetown University. He is also widely published and has produced more than 280 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and serves on the editorial boards of Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine Journal.
Philosophy of Care
“My role as a healthcare provider is to do what’s in the patient’s best interest. I believe it is important to educate and advise my patients as to the options they have regarding their care. There is always more than one treatment option available. For this reason, I believe patient-centered care is a big part of any medical decision.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atherosclerosis
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Shunt
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coronary Angiography With Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Attack
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocardial Infarction
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Stent Placement
- Stress Test
- Transradial Catheterization
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 Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Valve Tumors
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Circulatory System Complications
- Circulatory System Disorders
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Gestational Edema
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Failure
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Microvascular Angina
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Protozoal Diseases
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Renal Artery Thrombosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shock
- Sphincter Of Oddi Dysfunction
- Subcortical Infarction
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Supplement
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Bilateral Cardiac Sampling And Pressure
- Cardiac Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Output Assistance
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardioversion
- Cerebral Embolic Filtration
- Cerebral Fibromuscular Dysplasia Treatment
- Coronary Angiography With Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Cystitis Treatment
- Destruction Of Conduction Mechanism
- Dilation Of Right Circumflex Artery With Balloon
- Echocardiography
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endoluminal Imaging Of Coronary Vessel
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Endovascular Treatment
- Event Monitoring
- Event Recorder Implantation
- Excision Of Left Atrium
- Fluoroscopy Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries
- Fluoroscopy Of Stomach
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Therapeutic Injection
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Insertion Infusion Device
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Mitral Valve Repair
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Pain Medication Management
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Stent Placement
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Reduction
- Stress Test
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Thoracic Aorta Fluoroscopy
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transradial Catheterization
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Twist Drill Hole With Ventricular Catheter
- Valvuloplasty
- Ventricular Restoration
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Vestibuloplasty
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
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Network OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- POS OA
- Choice POS II
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Administrators
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optimum Choice
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- Sentara Health
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-PPO
- First Health PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (2013)
Fellowship: Washington Hospital (2011)
Medical School: Technion Israel Institute of Technology (1998)