About me
Marius Chukwurah, MD, FACC, is a sports cardiologist. He specializes in preventive cardiology, clinical lipidology, and cardiovascular imaging. He is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and clinical lipidology.
Dr. Chukwurah has clinical expertise in caring for athletes and highly active individuals who have, or are at risk for, various forms of heart conditions but want to continue exercising safely and optimize their performance. Passionate about helping his patients stay active, he offers comprehensive evaluations, including advanced cardiopulmonary exercise testing (maximal effort VO2 studies), to prevent, diagnose, and manage cardiovascular issues such as coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, dyslipidemia, complex lipid disorders, valvular and vascular heart disease, and cardiomyopathy. He is engaged in preparticipation screening, return-to-play evaluations, and overall cardiovascular care of professional/elite, masters, collegiate, high school, tactical (military, police, firefighter, etc) personnel, and recreational athletes.
His approach to patient care is rooted in evidence-based medicine. He begins with lifestyle changes and risk-factor management and, when necessary, prescribes the latest guideline-directed medical therapies. Dr. Chukwurah firmly believes in shared decision-making, partnering closely with patients to develop tailored care plans that align with their health goals and fit their lifestyles.
Dr. Chukwurah's research centers on disparities in health outcomes of cardiovascular disease, sudden cardiac death in athletes, and advancing the understanding of the athlete’s heart, particularly how exercise affects cardiac structure and function over time. In his clinic, he utilizes echocardiography and stress testing to differentiate between benign physiological adaptations in athletes and malignant cardiac pathology.
Throughout his career, Dr. Chukwurah has been recognized for his dedication to mentoring future physicians, expanding opportunities in medicine to promote a more diverse and inclusive workforce, and advancing research that reduces health disparities. The National Medical Association awarded him the Early Career Investigator Award and Emerging Scholars Award. During his fellowship at Duke University, he earned the Excellence in Graduate Medical Education Award and the Dr. Brenda Armstrong Award. He also received the Black Health Connect 40 under 40 Award.
Dr. Chukwurah was born in the DMV, specifically Laurel, MD, and raised in Baltimore, MD. Outside of work, he is passionate about community service and enjoys spending time with family. He also enjoys attending sporting events, traveling both domestically and internationally, listening to music, attending art and comedy shows, cooking, and trying new food scenes.
Philosophy of Care
“My approach to care centers on treating each patient as I would my own family members, doing everything I can to protect their heart health while encouraging and supporting their desire to stay active and engaged in life. I believe the best care happens when we work together. I take the time to listen, understand patients’ goals, and build a plan that feels right for them; one that empowers them to live life fully and confidently.
“Heart health can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. I strive to make cardiovascular care clear and accessible by explaining things in simple and plain language, and ensuring my patients understand the ‘why’ behind every decision. Prevention is always better than intervention, and I am committed to offering the latest advances in medicine to help preserve the heart health of my patients while helping them feel their best every day.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Breathing
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Hypertension
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Sleep Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Arrhythmia
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Benign Neoplasm Of Intrathoracic Organs
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Circulatory System Complications
- Circulatory System Disorders
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Malformation Syndromes Affecting Multiple Systems
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Cough
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
- Gout
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Failure
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Postprocedural States
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Respiratory Disorders
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shock
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sleep Disorders
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Ablation Therapy
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Angioplasty
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Test
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Management
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Stenting
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Murmur Treatment
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lipid Profile
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Myocardial Infarction Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Interrogation
- Palpitation Treatment
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Peripheral Angioplasty
- Permanent Pacemaker Insertion
- Preventive Cardiology
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stent Placement
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Syncope Treatment
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Ventricular Assist Device
- 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
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst EPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- OA Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HighMark
- Medicare Direct
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Student Resources
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Administrators
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- POS OA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital (2025)
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania GME (2024)
Residency: Duke University School of Medicine (2021)
Medical School: Howard University (2018)