Tarana Nekzad, DO| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | 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
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Navigate
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare FFS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice Fund PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
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)