Phillip Hong Lam, MD| Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Phillip H. Lam, MD, is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology physician at the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. As a cardiology and heart failure specialist, Dr. Lam treats patients with varying levels of heart failure. He treats less advanced cases by prescribing medication and other therapies intended to reverse or slow the progression of their disease. For more advanced cases, he specializes in the management of heart transplants and mechanical support, including temporary as well as more durable mechanical circulatory support devices.
Dr. Lam’s specific research interests include risk prognosticators and medical therapies in patients with heart failure. He has published and contributed to papers in various high-impact journals, including the American Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the Journal of the American Medical Association Cardiology, the European Journal of Heart Failure, and the International Journal of Cardiology.
Philosophy of Care
"I believe that patients with heart failure should be treated on a spectrum. Care should begin with diagnosis and continue throughout treatment, whether the outcome is recovery or the need for more advanced therapies. I treat patients at all points of the spectrum.I always try to be the patient’s strongest advocate, and as such, I will always do my absolute best for an individual patient’s care.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Shock
- Cardiomyopathy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Transplant
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Left Ventricular Assist Device
- Maternal Cardiac Arrest Management
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chagas' Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Complications
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Multiple Myeloma With Amyloidosis
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Aldosterone Antagonist Therapy
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Arthrocentesis
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation
- Cardiac Enzyme Testing
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
- Cardioversion
- Circulatory Assist Device Management
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Congestive Heart Failure Management
- Device Implantation For Heart Failure
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Event Monitoring
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Geriatric Care Management
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart-Lung Transplant
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- I-131 Therapy
- Inotropic Management
- Inotropic Therapy
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion
- Left Ventricular Reconstruction
- Live-In Care
- Maternal Cardiac Arrest Management
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Neonatal Advanced Life Support
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Palliative Care For Heart Disease
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Renal Artery Denervation
- Right Ventricular Assist Device Management
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Stress Echocardiography
- Tracheostomy
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Assist Device
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- 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
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- POS OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare FFS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Sentara Health
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UHC Passport
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Network OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Brigham and Womens Hospital (2019)
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2018)
Residency: Washington Hospital Center (2015)
Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine (2011)