Nana Afari-Armah, MD| Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Nana Afari-Armah, MD, is an advanced heart failure specialist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He is board certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and cardiovascular disease.
In his practice, Dr. Afari-Armah treats patients along the spectrum of advanced heart failure diagnoses, and delivers care plans that range from medical therapy, to ventricular assist devices, to cardiac transplantation. He has a special interest in patients with amyloidosis and other infiltrative cardiomyopathies.
Philosophy of Care
I make it my goal to never let a patient to leave my office without a complete understanding of their disease and their treatment plan. I remain available throughout their care, which is often the course of their lifetime. That is, in part, why I chose the heart failure specialty–to build close and caring partnerships that produce better health outcomes.
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Transplant Vasculopathy
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Complications Of Ventricular Assist Devices (VADS)
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Failure
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction With Heart Failure
- Myocarditis
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Rejection Of Transplanted Heart
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HighMark
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Navigate
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- POS OA
- OA Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Sentara Health
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2017)
Fellowship: Temple University Hospital (2016)
Residency: Temple University Hospital (2012)
Medical School: George Washington University (2009)