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
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Study
- 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
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Conduction Disorders
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Conduction Disorders With Pacemaker
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Pacemaker Infection
- Pacemaker Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Supraventricular Ectopic Beats
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Arrhythmia Monitoring
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Study
- Cardiac Event Monitoring
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Endometrial Extraction
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Extraction
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Remote Monitoring Of Pacemakers And Icds
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
Practice locations
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8640 Sudley Rd
Ste 302
Manassas, VA, 20110
3020 Hamaker Ct
Ste 502
Fairfax, VA, 22031
163 Thomas Johnson Dr
Ste E
Frederick, MD, 21702
1733 Howell Rd
Hagerstown, MD, 21742
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 Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- OA Plus
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UHC Passport
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Network OA
- United Student Resources
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- POS OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Navigate
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
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)