John Chung-Yee Wang, MD| Cardiology, Valvular Disease Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
John C. Wang, MD, is chief of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at MedStar Union Memorial and scientific director for Baltimore Cardiovascular Research. Dr. Wang is board certified in Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine. He specializes in minimally invasive procedures that increase blood flow to the heart, diminish chest pain and decrease the risk of heart attack.
Dr. Wang and his team perform more than 5,000 procedures a year. He finds great satisfaction in how quickly a patient's quality of life improves with the latest techniques in angioplasty, stenting and catheterization. Using an advanced procedure known as transradial cardiac catheterization, performed through the patient's wrist, Dr. Wang is able to offer patients a less-invasive, safer option than traditional catheterization, as well as a quicker recovery time and shorter hospital stay. Dr. Wang also performs transcatheter aortic valve replacements (also known as TAVR). He replaces a patient's aortic valve via a small catheter placed through the femoral artery without traditional open-heart surgery. MedStar Union Memorial is one of the few hospitals in the region to offer these procedures.
Dr. Wang's passion for clinical research helps improve the lives of patients. Widely published, Dr. Wang has been the principal investigator or sub-investigator on more than 40 studies relating to the safety and efficacy of new devices and technology in interventional cardiology. Currently, he is the national principal investigator of the OMEGA trial studying the latest generation of bare metal stents.
Before his medical training, Dr. Wang received his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago. He also earned a Master's of Science in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health.
Since 2015, John Wang, MD has been named a "Top Doc" by Baltimore magazine for interventional cardiology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Appendage Closure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Valve Calcification
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain (ANGINA)
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Angioplasty Procedure
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Stent Restenosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- Heart Valve Fibrosis
- Heart Valve Vegetation
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Atrial Appendage Thrombosis
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Narrowing Of The Aortic Valve
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Reduced Heart Function
- Refractory Angina
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Right Heart Catheterization
- Secondary Hypertension
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Transradial Catheterization
- Unstable Angina
- Valve Damage From Rheumatic Fever
- Valve Disease Due To Connective Tissue Disorders
- Valve Disease Due To Tumor
- Valve Vegetation
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Septal Defect
Procedures I perform
- Angioplasty
- Anticoagulation Therapy
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Bioabsorbable Stent
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Management
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Management
- Cardiac Blood Pool Spect
- Cardiac Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization With Biopsy And Angiography And Thrombolysis
- Cardiac Event Monitoring
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Management
- Cardiac Tumor Management
- Cardiovascular Consultation
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Cardiovascular Genetics Evaluation
- Cardiovascular Nutrition Counseling
- Cardioversion
- Congenital Heart Disease Management
- Coronary Angiography With Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Arterial Pressure Measurement
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Graft Stenting
- Coronary Artery Revascularization
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Artery Ultrasound
- Coronary Flow Reserve Measurement
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Dilation Of Right Circumflex Artery With Balloon
- Drug Eluting Stent
- Echocardiogram With Contrast
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endoluminal Imaging Of Coronary Vessel
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Placement
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement
- Internal Mammary Artery Graft Angioplasty
- Internal Mammary Artery Graft Stenting
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Laser Angioplasty
- Laser Lithotripsy
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Occlusion Of Left Atrial Appendage
- Pacemaker Placement
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Percutaneous Transcatheter Septal Reduction
- Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Transluminal Revascularization
- Primary Angioplasty
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Radial Artery Dilation
- Rescue Angioplasty
- Saphenous Vein Graft Stenting
- Second Opinion Evaluation
- Stent Placement
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Structural Heart Disease Management
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transradial Catheterization
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Valve Disease Management
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HighMark
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Network OA
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UHC Passport
- Navigate
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Brigham and Womens Hospital (2004)
Residency: Brigham and Womens Hospital (2000)
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (1997)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine Top Doc, 2015 - 2025