About me
Dr. Sarfraz K. Durrani, MD, is an attending electrophysiologist and Director of Technology and Innovation in the Heart Rhythm section at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He also sees patients at the MedStar Heart Institute in Fairfax as well as several non-MedStar hospitals in northern Virginia, where he represents MedStar. As an electrophysiology specialist, Dr. Durrani focuses on treating patients with arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, heart block, and stroke related to atrial fibrillation.
Treatments used by Dr. Durrani include performing cardiac ablation, implanting pacemakers and defibrillators for people with heart block or a life-threatening arrhythmia, and performing left atrial appendage occlusion using the Watchman device. He was the first physician in the DC area to perform epicardial ablation for ventricular tachycardia and to implant a Watchman device to close off part of the left atrium of the heart to prevent stroke. Dr. Durrani was also one of the first physicians in Virginia to perform cryoablation for atrial fibrillation.
Dr. Durrani is interested in improving treatment methods for atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, including exploring new approaches to persistent, or chronic, atrial fibrillation. He is also interested in pursuing innovative options for ventricular tachycardia ablation. Dr. Durrani has been a part of several national, ongoing clinical trials.
After receiving his medical degree at Kashmir University Government Medical College in India, Dr. Durrani went on to complete a residency in internal medicine at Nassau University Medical Center, State University of New York - Stony Brook. After serving as Chief Resident, Dr. Durrani spent a year conducting genetics research at the Children’s National Medical Center on a fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He then continued his medical training with a cardiology fellowship at George Washington University Hospital and an electrophysiology fellowship at Duke University Medical Center.
Philosophy of Care
“I’ll always work tirelessly in the interest of my patients, and I’ll be the best advocate for them. When I first see a patient, my starting point is to ask myself: ‘How would I approach this patient’s care if this were my family member?’ I put myself in the patient’s shoes to see it from their point of view and understand what decisions I can make that serve their interests best.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Baby Gates
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Study
- Cardiac Surgery For Heart Block
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Block
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Conduction Disorders
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Conduction Disorders With Pacemaker
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Hypokalemia
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Pacemaker Infection
- Pacemaker Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Supraventricular Ectopic Beats
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Torsades De Pointes
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Arrhythmia Monitoring
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Baby Gates
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Study
- Cardiac Event Monitoring
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
- Cardiac Surgery For Heart Block
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Endometrial Extraction
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Extraction
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Remote Monitoring Of Pacemakers And Icds
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
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 - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Employee Health Plan
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- POS OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- HighMark
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Sentara Health
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Navigate
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Network OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center (2005)
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (2004)
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center (2001)
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2000)
Residency: Nassau University Medical Center-GME (1997)
Medical School: Government Medical College Srinagar (1991)