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
- 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 Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Implantable Loop Recorder Implantation
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Pacemaker Infection
- 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
- Watchman Device Implantation
Procedures I perform
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Defibrillator Threshold Testing
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Endometrial Extraction
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Ste 5A-12
Washington, DC, 20010
163 Thomas Johnson Dr
Ste E
Frederick, MD, 21702
10 St Patrick Dr
Waldorf, MD, 20603
1830 Town Center Dr
Ste 405
Reston, VA, 20190
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
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Optimum Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- HighMark
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Navigate
- UHC Passport
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
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)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Podcasts
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