Tarana Nekzad, DO| Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Tarana Nekzad, DO, is a cardiologist at MedStar Cardiology Associates at Brandywine. She is board certified in internal medicine, adult echocardiography, cardiovascular nuclear medicine, and board certified in cardiovascular medicine. She also holds a Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) certification.
As a general cardiologist, Dr. Nekzad focuses on risk stratification, prevention, and management of the full spectrum of cardiovascular conditions, including coronary artery, valvular, peripheral arterial, and aortic diseases.
At her previous practice in Detroit, Michigan, Dr. Nekzad gained experience with a wide scope of patients and pathology, including high-acuity cases, and a broad range of demographics and health literacy. As a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, she is trained to emphasize patient-focused care, and therefore pays close attention to each person’s unique situation and circumstance, while offering guideline-based treatment plans.
Throughout her training at Michigan State University, Dr. Nekzad was consistently recognized for her clinical skills and leadership strengths. She was named chief intern and most outstanding first year resident, hospital chief resident, and cardiology chief fellow.
Dr. Nekzad is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiography, and the American College of Physicians.
Philosophy of Care
“One of my favorite things about my work is the opportunity for patient advocacy and patient education. It’s an integral part of holistic care that often gets overlooked. I practice empathy and active listening, while learning about each patient’s life. My patients know that my office is a safe space where their concerns will be heard. I help them fully understand their disease, and we talk about their diagnosis and how we can reduce their risk of adverse events. I love to help patients take charge of their health, and feel motivated and empowered.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardioversion
- Exercise Stress Test
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disorders
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Ischemia
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Blockage
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachyarrhythmia
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Exercise Stress Test
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Infarction Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Optimization
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Stress Echocardiography
- Subcutaneous Cardiac Rhythm Monitor System Evaluation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation 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
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Navigate
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst NASCO
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Network OA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Beaumont Hospital Farmington Hills (2021)
Residency: Beaumont Hospital Farmington Hills (2018)
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (2015)