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