About me
W. David Xu, MD is a cardiologist specializing in Advanced Heart Failure at the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. He sees patients at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital. He holds board certifications in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology.
Dr. Xu specializes in the management of patients with heart failure and those requiring mechanical support devices including left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). He is particularly interested in LVAD recovery, and medical therapy for cardio-renal syndrome and diuretic resistance.
He chose to specialize in advanced heart failure because of the opportunity it affords him to take care of his patients long term. Patients with heart failure have special challenges but are very involved in their care and are invested in getting better. Working as a team, we can help these patients achieve their goals in improving their quality of life –understanding that each patient defines their own milestones in this process. He works closely with patients and their families to ensure they understand all aspects of the care plan and presents the options that most closely align with his patients’ goals and lifestyle.
Outside of work, Dr. Xu enjoys getting to know his new home, Maryland, as well as exploring the nation’s capital. He and his wife have a golden retriever and a border collie that they rescued and now have seen four different states.
Dr. Xu is a member of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Failure Society of America.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Candidacy Evaluation
- Heart Transplant Failure
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Inotropic Therapy Management
- Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Therapy
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Multiple Myeloma With Amyloidosis
- Myocarditis
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
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
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE East Prime
- OA Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Navigate
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Basic
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Network OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS Plus
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Education
Board Certification:
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2018)
Fellowship: University of Utah Health Sciences/Medical Center (2017)
Residency: Washington University School of Medicine (2013)
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (2010)