Harjit K. Chahal, MD| Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Harjit Chahal, MD, MPH, is a non-invasive cardiologist with MedStar Cardiology Associates.
She believes that her patients are an integral part of the plan for health and recovery. She creates a partnership-in-care relationship with her patients, giving options and enough time to make shared decisions in their well-being.
Whether diagnosing and treating coronary artery disease, heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, advising patients in preventive cardiology, long-term management, or diabetic related cardiovascular disease, she is passionate about offering specialized care to individuals.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiovascular Care
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Management
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Hypertension
- Palpitations
- Syncope
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Coronary Angiography
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Abnormal Stress Test
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
- Amyloidosis
- Anomalies Of The Coronary Artery
- Aortic Diseases
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Ulcer
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Sclerosis
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of The Aorta
- Athletic Heart Syndrome
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
- Atrial Tachycardia
- Atrioventricular Block
- Autoimmune Pericarditis
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Angina
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Insufficiency
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiac Tumor
- Cardio Oncology
- Cardiomegaly
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiopulmonary Disease
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Cardiotoxicity
- Carotid Aneurysm
- Carotid Intimal Thickness
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
- Chemodectoma
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Coronary Artery Calcification
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Fistula
- Cyanotic Heart Disease
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Double Aortic Arch
- Double Outlet Right Ventricle (DORV)
- Dysautonomia
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Edema
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Elevated Creatine Kinase
- Exercise Intolerance
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- First Degree Heart Block
- Genetic Cardiomyopathy
- Giant Cell Myocarditis
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Problems
- Heart Racing
- Heart Valve Disease
- High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis
- Infiltrative Disorders Of The Heart
- Intestinal Ischemic Syndrome
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Bundle Branch Block
- Left Heart Failure
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Mthfr Mutation
- Myocardial Infarction (MI)
- Myocarditis
- Myxoma
- Orthopnea
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Palpitations
- Papillary Muscle Disorders
- Paraganglioma
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Paroxysmal Tachycardia
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (PAPVR)
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardial Effusion
- Pericarditis
- Peripheral Edema
- Pre Excitation Syndrome
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Beats
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Prinzmetals Angina
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis
- Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Hypoplasia
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
- Pulmonary Veno Occlusive Disease
- Refractory Angina
- Renal Vein Compression
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Aortic Regurgitation
- Rheumatic Aortic Stenosis
- Rheumatic Diseases Of Pulmonary Valve
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Failure
- Rheumatic Mitral Regurgitation
- Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
- Right Bundle Branch Block
- Right Heart Failure
- Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Defect
- Subaortic Stenosis
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tachycardia Bradycardia Syndrome
- Tricuspid Regurgitation
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Type 1 Second Degree Heart Block
- Type 2 Second Degree Heart Block
- Unstable Angina
- Valve Stenosis
- Valvular Endocarditis
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Variant Angina
- Vasospastic Angina
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Venous Tumors
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Viral Cardiomyopathy
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Duplex Ultrasound
- Adenosine Stress Test
- Advanced Lipid Blood Tests
- Anticoagulation
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
- Cardiovascular Care
- Cholesterol Management
- Collateral Vessel Closure
- Directional Atherectomy
- Dobutamine Stress Test
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Heart Health
- Holter Monitor
- In Office Cardiac Echocardiogram
- In Office Cardiac Stress Test
- Left Atrial Appendage Closure
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Preoperative Evaluation
- Preventative Cardiology
- Prosthetic Heart Valves
- Pulmonary And Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Rotational Atherectomy
- Stress Echo Cardiogram
- Thallium Stress Test
- Tilt Table Test
- Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiogram
- Vo2 Measurement
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
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Tricare East Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Kaiser Signature
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Indemnity
- D-SNP)
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Tricare East Prime
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Tricare for Life East
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Golden Rule
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Medicaid - Maryland
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- United Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna EPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- United Choice Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Carefirst EPO
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Aetna HMO
- United Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- United Optimum Choice
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Virginia Premier
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- I-SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- United Student Resources
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship Program: Montefiore Medical Center (2017)
Residency Program: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (2014)
Medical School: Government Medical College (2004)
Hospital affiliations
Blogs
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