About me
Dr. Sarfraz K. Durrani, MD, is an attending electrophysiologist and Director of Technology and Innovation in the Heart Rhythm section at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He also sees patients at the MedStar Heart Institute in Fairfax as well as several non-MedStar hospitals in northern Virginia, where he represents MedStar. As an electrophysiology specialist, Dr. Durrani focuses on treating patients with arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, heart block, and stroke related to atrial fibrillation.
Treatments used by Dr. Durrani include performing cardiac ablation, implanting pacemakers and defibrillators for people with heart block or a life-threatening arrhythmia, and performing left atrial appendage occlusion using the Watchman device. He was the first physician in the DC area to perform epicardial ablation for ventricular tachycardia and to implant a Watchman device to close off part of the left atrium of the heart to prevent stroke. Dr. Durrani was also one of the first physicians in Virginia to perform cryoablation for atrial fibrillation.
Dr. Durrani is interested in improving treatment methods for atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, including exploring new approaches to persistent, or chronic, atrial fibrillation. He is also interested in pursuing innovative options for ventricular tachycardia ablation. Dr. Durrani has been a part of several national, ongoing clinical trials.
After receiving his medical degree at Kashmir University Government Medical College in India, Dr. Durrani went on to complete a residency in internal medicine at Nassau University Medical Center, State University of New York - Stony Brook. After serving as Chief Resident, Dr. Durrani spent a year conducting genetics research at the Children’s National Medical Center on a fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He then continued his medical training with a cardiology fellowship at George Washington University Hospital and an electrophysiology fellowship at Duke University Medical Center.
Philosophy of Care
“I’ll always work tirelessly in the interest of my patients, and I’ll be the best advocate for them. When I first see a patient, my starting point is to ask myself: ‘How would I approach this patient’s care if this were my family member?’ I put myself in the patient’s shoes to see it from their point of view and understand what decisions I can make that serve their interests best.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Baby Gates
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Study
- Cardiac Surgery For Heart Block
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Block
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Hypokalemia
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Pacemaker Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- 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
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Arrhythmia Monitoring
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Baby Gates
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Study
- Cardiac Event Monitoring
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
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-POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Basic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Network OA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Navigate
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Prime
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- OA Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst EPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center (2005)
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (2004)
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center (2001)
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2000)
Residency: Nassau University Medical Center-GME (1997)
Medical School: Government Medical College Srinagar (1991)