About me
Manish Shah, MD, is the Program Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Training at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, as part of MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. He is board certified in cardiac electrophysiology, as well as cardiovascular disease, and is a recipient of the general cardiology faculty teaching award at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Shah specializes in the management of slow and fast heart rhythm disorders, including atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), and ventricular tachycardia. He has special expertise in complex ablation procedures to treat atrial fibrillation, premature ventricular contractions (PVC's), and ventricular tachycardia. Additionally, he is the leading implanter of left atrial appendage closure devices (also known as the WATCHMAN device) in the mid-Atlantic region. He is a national and international proctor for left atrial appendage closure for stroke risk reduction in patients with atrial fibrillation. His research interests include the use of catheter ablation techniques to improve outcomes for patients with atrial fibrillation and optimizing implantation of left atrial appendage closure devices.
Dr. Shah received his biomedical engineering and medical degrees from Case Western Reserve University. He earned several academic distinctions, including induction into the AOA Honor Medical Society and the Howard Hughes Medical Fellowship. He subsequently completed his internal medicine residency at Harvard Medical School's Brigham and Women's Hospital. He then went on to complete a fellowship program in general cardiology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he stayed to complete an advanced fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology as chief fellow.
When not advocating cutting-edge care for his patients, Dr. Shah enjoys spending time with his two children.
Philosophy of Care
"Honesty, transparency, clear communication and patient education are the pillars of my practice. Your good health is my personal responsibility, and I strive to be accessible, compassionate and on the vanguard of new medical technology.
The focus of my initial consultation is patient education through the use of clear and simple language so that you can make informed decisions that serve you best. If you require an electrophysiologic procedure, we have a team of doctors, nurse practitioners, and nurses who will provide you with comfort, reassurance and world-class, cardiac care."
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Block
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Circulatory System Complications
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome 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
- TRICARE East Prime
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- OA Plus
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- HighMark
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Sentara Health
- Choice Fund PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA EPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2008)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2006)
Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital (2003)
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (2000)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Podcasts
<p><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.medstarwashington.org_podcastlibrary_-23q-3D-257B-257D-3Fitem-3D34143&d=DgMFaQ&c=RvBXVp2Kc-itN3g6r3sN0QK_zL4whPpndVxj8-bJ04M&r=TEgCmJFiS_IL41hcVm70DD_lNqdxSmKWaaWIJ1xHdDA&m=BUQwY4NjTuvR_ubjGl8PxcMmgY_IhBhiJYoxCuojPqs&s=x_dT4mi8AfZtNV5bWHJ9QlepgvJQVE31ANbEaWjapjo&e=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Device Reduces Risk of Stroke in A-Fib Patients</a></p>