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
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
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
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- OA Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optimum Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Network OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- UHC Passport
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice POS II
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Sentara Health
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-POS
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Network Only Plus
Videos
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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