About me
Manish Shah, MD, is the Program Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Training at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, as part of MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. He is board certified in cardiac electrophysiology, as well as cardiovascular disease, and is a recipient of the general cardiology faculty teaching award at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Shah specializes in the management of slow and fast heart rhythm disorders, including atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), and ventricular tachycardia. He has special expertise in complex ablation procedures to treat atrial fibrillation, premature ventricular contractions (PVC's), and ventricular tachycardia. Additionally, he is the leading implanter of left atrial appendage closure devices (also known as the WATCHMAN device) in the mid-Atlantic region. He is a national and international proctor for left atrial appendage closure for stroke risk reduction in patients with atrial fibrillation. His research interests include the use of catheter ablation techniques to improve outcomes for patients with atrial fibrillation and optimizing implantation of left atrial appendage closure devices.
Dr. Shah received his biomedical engineering and medical degrees from Case Western Reserve University. He earned several academic distinctions, including induction into the AOA Honor Medical Society and the Howard Hughes Medical Fellowship. He subsequently completed his internal medicine residency at Harvard Medical School's Brigham and Women's Hospital. He then went on to complete a fellowship program in general cardiology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he stayed to complete an advanced fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology as chief fellow.
When not advocating cutting-edge care for his patients, Dr. Shah enjoys spending time with his two children.
Philosophy of Care
"Honesty, transparency, clear communication and patient education are the pillars of my practice. Your good health is my personal responsibility, and I strive to be accessible, compassionate and on the vanguard of new medical technology.
The focus of my initial consultation is patient education through the use of clear and simple language so that you can make informed decisions that serve you best. If you require an electrophysiologic procedure, we have a team of doctors, nurse practitioners, and nurses who will provide you with comfort, reassurance and world-class, cardiac care."
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator
- Pacemaker
- Palpitations
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Anomalous Atrioventricular Excitation
- Arrhythmias During Pregnancy
- Arrhythmias In Adults With Congenital Heart Diseases
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Tachycardia
- Atrioventricular Block
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia
- Atrioventricular Reentrant Tachycardia
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Channelopathies
- Cardiac Conduction Defects
- Cardiac Device Infection
- Cardiac Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complete Atrioventricular Block
- Complex Arrhythmia
- Conduction Defects
- Familial Arrhythmias
- Family History Of Sudden Cardiac Death
- First Degree Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Lead Malfunction
- Left Bundle Branch Block
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Lown Ganong Levine Syndrome
- Pacemaker Infection
- Pacemaker Malfunction
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Paroxysmal Tachycardia
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
- Pre Excitation Syndrome
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Beats
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presyncope
- Right Bundle Branch Block
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sinoatrial Node Dysfunction
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tachycardia Bradycardia Syndrome
- Trifascicular Block
- Type 1 Second Degree Heart Block
- Type 2 Second Degree Heart Block
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Procedures I perform
- 4D Flow Mri
- Ablation Arrhythmogenic Focus
- Ablation Av Node
- Ablation For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Fibrillation Cryoablation
- Atrial Fibrillation Radiofrequency Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM)
- Cardiac Device Implant
- Cardiac Devices
- Cardiac Implantable Device Replacement
- Cardiac Mapping
- Cardioversion
- Convergent Procedure
- Defibrillator Malfunction
- Holter Monitor
- Implantable Cardiac Monitor Procedure
- Implantable Defibrillator
- Intracardiac Catheter Ablation
- Intravenous Lead Extraction
- Lariat Procedure
- Laser Lead Extraction
- Lead Extraction
- Loop Recorder
- Pacemaker
- Pacemaker And Icd Interrogation
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Rhizotomy
- Remote Cardiac Device Monitoring
- Replacement Of Defibrillator
- Resynchronization Therapy
- Tilt Table Test
- Transvenous Lead Extraction
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wearable Defibrillator
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
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- United Optimum Choice
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Golden Rule
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Kaiser Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Tricare for Life East
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare East Prime
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Tricare East Select
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- I-SNP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- Virginia Premier
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Select
- WellPoint Maryland
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Carefirst EPO
- Cigna EPO
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- D-SNP)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Beech Street PPO
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Innovation Health: POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Choice Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Navigate
- United Student Resources
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2008)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2006)
Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital (2003)
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Health Education Campus (2000)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Podcasts
<p><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.medstarwashington.org_podcastlibrary_-23q-3D-257B-257D-3Fitem-3D34143&d=DgMFaQ&c=RvBXVp2Kc-itN3g6r3sN0QK_zL4whPpndVxj8-bJ04M&r=TEgCmJFiS_IL41hcVm70DD_lNqdxSmKWaaWIJ1xHdDA&m=BUQwY4NjTuvR_ubjGl8PxcMmgY_IhBhiJYoxCuojPqs&s=x_dT4mi8AfZtNV5bWHJ9QlepgvJQVE31ANbEaWjapjo&e=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Device Reduces Risk of Stroke in A-Fib Patients</a></p>