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Dr. Micheas Zemedkun, MD

Accepting New Patients

(1021 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease) and Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist)

Harvard Medical School (2010)

Professional interests include: enlarged heart (cardiomegaly), bicuspid aortic valve disease, chest pain, and more.

110 Irving Street Northwest Po Box North Tower
Washington, DC 20010

(202) 877-7000

Dr. Micheas Zemedkun, MD is a cardiologist in Washington, DC specializing in cardiology (heart disease) and hospital medicine (hospitalist). He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2010 and has 14 years of experience. Dr. Micheas Zemedkun, MD is affiliated with MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Health and CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

106 Irving Street NW Physician Office Building North Tower, Suite 3150
Washington, DC 20010

Address:

1133 21st Street NW 7th Floor, Building 2
Washington, DC 20036

Address:

110 Irving Street Northwest Po Box North Tower
Washington, DC 20010

Some issues Dr. Micheas Zemedkun, MD can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC)

Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is a device implantation procedure that reduces the risk of stroke for patients who have atrial fibrillation, a condition in which the heart beats out of rhythm. Atrial fibrillation causes blood to collect in the left atrial appendage, a small sac located in the top left chamber of the heart. The blood that collects in this appendage can form clots and cause stroke when pumped out of the heart.

To implant the device, a long, flexible tube, called a catheter, is inserted into a large vein in the groin and advanced to the heart. Once the tube reaches the left side of the heart, X-ray is used to guide a thinner catheter into the left atrial appendage. The tiny device is then passed through the tube and into the appendage. When the doctor has made sure it is in the right place, she takes the catheter out, and the procedure is completed.

This minimally invasive procedure usually requires a hospital stay of at least one day. Normal activities may be resumed within a few days. About 45 days following implantation, a test will be done to determine whether the device has closed the left atrial appendage. Check-ups have to be performed every year to make sure the device is in place.

hospital care	154
inpatient care	126
outpatient care	28

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	46
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	60
Dementia	28
Cancer	20

hospital care	210
inpatient care	139
outpatient care	71

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	125
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	33
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	68
Dementia	40
Cancer	19

cardiac procedures	239
doctor visit	103
hospital care	358
inpatient care	359
nuclear scan	17
stress testing	36
ultrasound (sonogram)	202

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	289
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	45
Less than 65	60

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	55
Dementia	26
Cancer	16

cardiac procedures	194
doctor visit	463
emergency care	42
hospital care	414
inpatient care	415
nuclear scan	42
stress testing	87
ultrasound (sonogram)	106

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	372
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	70
Less than 65	91

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	50
Dementia	21
Cancer	18

cardiac procedures	343
doctor visit	566
emergency care	16
hospital care	520
inpatient care	521
nuclear scan	55
stress testing	130
ultrasound (sonogram)	223

**Gender**
Male	356
Female	360

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	433
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	95
Less than 65	104

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	47
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

cardiac procedures	216
doctor visit	420
hospital care	284
inpatient care	285
nuclear scan	15
stress testing	61
ultrasound (sonogram)	168

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	332
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	71
Less than 65	88

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	46
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	785
doctor visit	1582
hospital care	328
inpatient care	329
nuclear scan	143
stress testing	299
ultrasound (sonogram)	485

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2015 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Micheas Zemedkun, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Micheas Zemedkun, MD treated as a cardiologist in Washington, DC were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

cardiac procedures	356
doctor visit	627
emergency care	29
hospital care	324
inpatient care	310
nuclear scan	54
outpatient care	49
stress testing	123
ultrasound (sonogram)	237

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2015 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Micheas Zemedkun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	155
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	79
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	82
85 and over	36
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	104

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Micheas Zemedkun, MD From 2015 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Micheas Zemedkun, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	10
Dementia	15

Education & Training

Dr. Micheas Zemedkun, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2010. He completed residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School (2010)

Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital (2013)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Micheas Zemedkun, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

MedStar Health

CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES LLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Micheas Zemedkun, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, MAMSI, First Health PPO, Blue Choice, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, TRICARE, Community Care Network (CCN), Coventry, TRICARE Reserve Select, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Aetna HMO, Kaiser Select, Kaiser Permanente, CIGNA EPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, CIGNA Indemnity, AmeriHealth, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Coventry National Network PPO, Amerigroup, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Virginia Premier Health Plan, WellPoint, Aetna, CIGNA Network Open Access, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), HealthyBlue PPO, MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice, CareFirst NASCO, CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO, Traditional Medicare Fee for Service, United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO), Innovation Health: Open POS Plus, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families, Carefirst EPO, Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus, United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program, CareFirst Administrators, United Student Resources, United Select HMO - EPO/NPP, United MD IPA Preferred (POS), United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO), Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP), Innovation Health: Network Only Plus, United MD IPA (HMO), United Choice Plus, CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans), Innovation Health: PPO, HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance, United Choice, United Optimum Choice, Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus), Innovation Health: POS, Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS), Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus, United Select Plus (POS), CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced, United Erickson Advantage Plans, Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice, Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS), Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN), D-SNP), I-SNP, CareFirst MedStar PPO, CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity, United Core Essential (HMO), Innovation Health: POS Plus, HumanaChoice PPO, United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP, Innovation Health: Open POS II, Innovation Health: Indemnity, United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose, Veterans Affairs Community Care Network, United Navigate, Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO, Police and Fire Clinic and CareFirst MedStar Select PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Micheas Zemedkun, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

MAMSI

First Health PPO

Blue Choice

Golden Rule

Great-West Healthcare

TRICARE

Community Care Network (CCN)

Coventry

TRICARE Reserve Select

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Aetna HMO

Kaiser Select

Kaiser Permanente

CIGNA EPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

CIGNA Indemnity

AmeriHealth

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Coventry National Network PPO

Amerigroup

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Virginia Premier Health Plan

WellPoint

Aetna

CIGNA Network Open Access

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

HealthyBlue PPO

MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice

CareFirst NASCO

CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO

Traditional Medicare Fee for Service

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

Innovation Health: Open POS Plus

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families

Carefirst EPO

Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus

United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program

CareFirst Administrators

United Student Resources

United Select HMO - EPO/NPP

United MD IPA Preferred (POS)

United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)

Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)

Innovation Health: Network Only Plus

United MD IPA (HMO)

United Choice Plus

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

Innovation Health: PPO

HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance

United Choice

United Optimum Choice

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

Innovation Health: POS

Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)

Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus

United Select Plus (POS)

CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced

United Erickson Advantage Plans

Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice

Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)

Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)

D-SNP)

I-SNP

CareFirst MedStar PPO

CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity

United Core Essential (HMO)

Innovation Health: POS Plus

HumanaChoice PPO

United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP

Innovation Health: Open POS II

Innovation Health: Indemnity

United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

United Navigate

Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO

Police and Fire Clinic

CareFirst MedStar Select PPO

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Dr. Micheas Zemedkun, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 1021 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Micheas Zemedkun, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Washington, DC.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-06-15