About me
Richa Gupta, MD, MPH, is an advanced heart failure specialist at MedStar Washington
Hospital Center. She is board certified in cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, and internal medicine. She is a member of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation and the Heart Failure Society of America.
Dr. Gupta provides care for patients with a wide range of heart failure diagnoses, including those with newly diagnosed and longstanding heart failure, as well as patients being evaluated for or who have undergone heart transplant or LVAD implantation. Her goal is to work with patients to control their symptoms and improve survival, but also most importantly to do everything possible to improve their quality of life.
From a research standpoint, Dr. Gupta is interested in improving care and outcomes for heart transplant recipients and the use of advanced imaging modalities in management of both transplant recipients and cardiomyopathy patients. She hopes her work will allow physicians to individualize care and prognosticate outcomes for these complex patients. She is also interested in ways we can improve quality of life for patients (and for women in particular) with heart failure, LVAD and heart transplant.
Dr. Gupta partners with referring physicians to help identify early signs of heart failure in their patients. She will provide a consult and help clarify a diagnosis if there is even a suspicion of progressing heart disease.
Philosophy of Care:
I believe in helping each person understand their disease and overall trajectory and providing guidance through their options. I also believe in treating my patients as I would expect my own family to be treated. In my conversations with patients, I am honest and transparent about their disease, what can be done, and what to expect with advanced heart failure therapies. Ultimately, I partner with each patient and their caregivers to create the best, individualized, plan of care.
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)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- 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
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of The Aorta
- Athletic Heart Syndrome
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
- Atrial Tachycardia
- Atrioventricular Block
- Autoimmune Pericarditis
- Beriberi
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Amyloid
- Cardiac Angina
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Insufficiency
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- 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)
- Cor Pulmonale
- Coronary Artery Calcification
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Fistula
- Cyanotic Heart Disease
- Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
- 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 Transplant Rejection
- 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 Cardiomyopathy
- Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Defect
- Subaortic Stenosis
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tachycardia Bradycardia Syndrome
- Tachycardia Induced Cardiomyopathy
- Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
- 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
- Cardiomems
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
- Cardiovascular Care
- Cholesterol Management
- Chronic Inotropic Therapy
- Circulatory Assist Devices
- Collateral Vessel Closure
- Coronary Brachytherapy
- Directional Atherectomy
- Dobutamine Stress Test
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Health
- Heart Transplant
- Holter Monitor
- Home Inotropes
- Implantable Cardiac Monitor Procedure
- In Office Cardiac Echocardiogram
- In Office Cardiac Stress Test
- Left Atrial Appendage Closure
- Loop Recorder
- Mechanical Circulatory Support
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Preoperative Evaluation
- Pretransplant Clearance
- 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
- Ventricular Assist Device
- Vo2 Measurement
Practice locations
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110 Irving Street Northwest MHVI-1st Floor North Addition Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-7464Fax 202-877-2799
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
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Virginia Premier
- Medicaid - Maryland
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- I-SNP
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Tricare East Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Signature
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- United Navigate
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Innovation Health: POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- WellPoint Maryland
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Cigna EPO
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Carefirst EPO
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- United Choice Plus
- United Golden Rule
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Tricare East Prime
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Tricare for Life East
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Medicaid - Virginia
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Optimum Choice
- United Student Resources
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Choice
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- 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: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2021)
Fellowship Program: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2020)
Residency Program: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2017)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2014)
Graduate Education: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health (2013)