Allen Taylor, MD| Cardiology | MedStar Health
Allen Taylor

Allen Taylor, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (322 reviews)

Specialties: Cardiology

Languages: English

877-303-1461

About me

Allen J. Taylor, MD, FACC, FAHA, is Chairman of Cardiology at MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, including Medstar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. Dr. Taylor is a board-certified cardiologist and clinical researcher, specializing in cardiovascular imaging and prevention.  He is a member of the corporate Board of Directors for MedStar Health, the leading academic health system in the Washington, D.C and Maryland region.

Dr. Taylor obtained his medical training at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, followed by internal medicine residency training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC, and a cardiovascular disease fellowship at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. During a 20-year career in the United States Army at Walter Reed, he served as the Director of Cardiovascular Research, Director of the Cardiovascular Disease Training Program, and Chief of the Cardiology service. He retired from military service in 2008 at the rank of Colonel, during which he held the Army's "A" proficiency designator and was decorated with the Legion of Merit. He is a full Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda MD, and Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Taylor's major research accomplishments include defining the role of lipid lowering therapy on carotid atherosclerosis, focusing on HDL cholesterol and the use of niacin. His pioneering work in the field of cardiac CT includes conducting long-term prospective outcomes trials, randomized clinical trials on the utility of the technique, and methods to enhance the safety and appropriateness of cardiovascular imaging. He has published more than 210 manuscripts in the areas of imaging, lipids, prevention, cardiovascular outcomes, and quality in journals, such as Circulation, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and the New England Journal of Medicine. He receives ongoing research funding from various federal and private sources, including the NIH. He is the author and/or editor of 5 books on topics within cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Taylor served as founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cardiovascular CT, and as Editor of the Braunwald's Heart Disease companion text atlas on cardiac CT. He is a Past President of the Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention, and within the American College of Cardiology has held the posts of Chair of the Imaging Council, Chair of the FOCUS campaign for Appropriate Use of Cardiovascular Imaging, and member of the Board of Governors. He is a founder of the Society of Cardiovascular CT, serving on its Board of Directors from 2006-2012, and also a founder of the Certification Board of Cardiovascular CT.  He serves on the board of directors for Inteleos, an organization leading certification pathways and excellence among cardiovascular imaging experts. His work on national writing groups and task forces includes multi-society guidelines on cardiac CT training, terminology, and performance, quality standards for imaging performance and radiation protection, Appropriate Use Criteria for diagnostic testing, and national standards on cardiovascular disease management and prevention.

Dr. Taylor contributes frequently to media reports as an authority on cardiovascular disease in major regional and national venues such as the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, US News and World Report, CNN, Associated Press, Reuters, Forbes, National Public Radio and as a frequent commentator on national video media including Good Morning America, and the NBC and CBS Nightly News programs.

Media Story: Binge Working Increases Risk of Heart Attack (NBC Nightly News)

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
  • Arteriosclerosis
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atherosclerosis Of The Aorta
  • Athletic Heart Syndrome
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Atrial Flutter
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
  • Atrial Tachycardia
  • Atrioventricular Block
  • Autoimmune Pericarditis
  • Bacterial Endocarditis
  • 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 Dysfunction
  • Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
  • Lymphangitis
  • Lymphedema
  • Microvascular Dysfunction
  • 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
  • Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
  • 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
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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
  • Coronary Brachytherapy
  • Directional Atherectomy
  • Dobutamine Stress Test
  • Electrocardiogram (EKG)
  • Electrophysiology Testing
  • Heart Failure Screening
  • Heart Health
  • Holter Monitor
  • Implantable Cardiac Monitor Procedure
  • In Office Cardiac Echocardiogram
  • In Office Cardiac Stress Test
  • Left Atrial Appendage Closure
  • Loop Recorder
  • Optical Coherence Tomography
  • Preoperative Evaluation
  • Preventative Cardiology
  • Prosthetic Heart Valves
  • Pulmonary And Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Rotational Atherectomy
  • Sports Related Cardiovascular Assessment
  • Stress Echo Cardiogram
  • Thallium Stress Test
  • Tilt Table Test
  • Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography
  • Transthoracic Echocardiogram
  • Vo2 Measurement
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Practice locations

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110 Irving Street Northwest
MHVI-1st Floor North Addition
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-4698

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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
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202-444-5111

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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.

    • Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)

      Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)

      Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)

      CareFirst MedStar Select PPO

      CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity

      Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO

      CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)

      CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage

      HealthyBlue PPO

      CareFirst NASCO

      Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access

      CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)

      Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)

      Carefirst EPO

      CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO

      Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access

      Carefirst BlueChoice HMO

      CareFirst MedStar PPO

      CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced

      CareFirst Administrators

    • Medicaid - District of Columbia

      Medicaid - Virginia

      Medicaid - Maryland

    • United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)

      United AARP Medicare Complete

      UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans

      United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose

      United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia

      United Select HMO - EPO/NPP

      United Group Medicare Advantage Plans

      United Golden Rule

      United Navigate

      I-SNP

      United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)

      United MD IPA (HMO)

      United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program

      United Optimum Choice

      United Erickson Advantage Plans

      United Choice Plus

      United Student Resources

      United Select Plus (POS)

      United Mamsi Life & Health

      D-SNP)

      United Core Essential (HMO)

      United MD IPA Preferred (POS)

      United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP

      United Choice

    • Cigna HMO Open Access

      Cigna PPO and PPO Plus

      Cigna Network Open Access

      Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)

      Cigna POS/Network POS

      Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)

      Cigna Indemnity

      Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)

      Cigna Choice Fund PPO

      Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)

      Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)

      Cigna EPO

      Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |

      Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus

      Cigna Preferred Medicare

      Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA

    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)

      Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice

    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families

      MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance

      MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice

    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO

      Kaiser Flexible Choice

      Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice

      Kaiser Signature

      Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select

      Kaiser Medicare Plus

      Kaiser Select-Added Choice

      Kaiser Select

      Virginia Premier

      Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member

    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families

      WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice

      Amerigroup DC Alliance

    • Innovation Health: Open POS Plus

      Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA

      Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans

      Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)

      Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus

      Innovation Health: Indemnity

      Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)

      Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II

      Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network

      Aetna Open Choice (PPO)

      Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus

      Aetna Managed Choice (POS)

      Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)

      Innovation Health: POS Plus

      Innovation Health: Open POS II

      Aetna Student Health Insurance

      Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)

      Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA

      Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus

      Innovation Health: PPO

      Aetna HMO

      Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA

      Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)

      Innovation Health: POS

      Innovation Health: Network Only Plus

    • Tricare East Select

      Tricare for Life East

      Tricare East Prime

      Tricare Reserve Select

    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)

    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

    • HumanaChoice PPO

      HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO

    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance

      AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families

    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)

    • Police and Fire Clinic

    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)

    • WellPoint Maryland

    • Traditional Medicare Fee for Service

    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)

    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO

      First Health PPO

      Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO

      Coventry Health Care of Virginia

Education

Fellowship: University of Virginia School of Medicine (1994)

Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1991)

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1988)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Jan 30, 2025

    Dr. Taylor is top-notch & we love him!!

  • Jan 28, 2025

    Been coming to Dr Taylor for years now hes an excellent Dr

  • Jan 21, 2025

    Dr. Taylor was excellent at educating me on my conditions and the goals and expectations I should have in my care.