SamerS.NajjarMD

Heart Failure & Transplantation

Regional Chief of Cardiology

Overview of Dr. Najjar

Dr. Samer Najjar is a cardiologist in Washington, DC and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, and MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. He received his medical degree from Yale School of Medicine and has been in practice 24 years. Dr. Najjar accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 257 doctors at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and one of 81 doctors at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital who specialize in Cardiology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
110 Irving St NW
MWHC
Washington, DC 20010
Book by Phone+1(608) 200-4953

Fax+1 410-350-3979

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1996 - 2000
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 1996 - 2025
DC State Medical License 2009 - 2024

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the HeartWare™ Ventricular Assist System (ENDURANCE SUPPLEMENTAL TRIAL) Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Proteomics in Acute Heart Transplant Rejection, On Behalf of the GRAfT Investigators.
Jason F Goldberg, Christopher R deFilippi, Christopher Lockhart, Erick R McNair, Shashank S Sinha
Transplantation. 2024-12-03
Redefining Cardiac Antibody-Mediated Rejection With Donor-Specific Antibodies and Graft Dysfunction.
Jason F Goldberg, Xin Tian, Ann Bon, Yifei Xu, Eleanor Gerhard
Circulation. Heart Failure. 2024-11-25
Pathologist interrater reliability and clinical implications of elevated donor-derived cell-free DNA beyond heart transplant rejection, on behalf of the GRAfT investig...
Aditya Mehta, Jason Goldberg, Pramita Bagchi, Charles Marboe, Keyur B Shah
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2024-10-17

Press Mentions

The Best Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure: Cardiopulmonary Stress TestJune 7th, 2017
MedStar Opening New $6 Million Center Designed to Ease Treatment for Cardiovascular OutpatientsMarch 5th, 2024

Grant Support

Effects Of Age And Conditioning Status On REST And Exercise Cardiac PerformanceNational Institute On Aging2007–2008
Age Associated Changes In Structural And Functional CARDNational Institute On Aging2006
Effects Of Age And Conditioning Status On REST And ExercNational Institute On Aging2002–2006
Age Associated Changes In Structural And Functional VascNational Institute On Aging2004–2005
Age/Conditioning Status In REST And Cardiac PerformanceNational Institute On Aging2003
Age Associated Changes In Vascular Stiffness PropertiesNational Institute On Aging2003
Epidemiology Of Silent Myocardial Ischemia In ApparentlyNational Institute On Aging2002–2003
Age Associated Changes In Vascular PropertiesNational Institute On Aging2002–2003

Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
Fellow

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
Altius Provider Directory
Anthem KeyCare PPO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Idaho PPO
CareFirst BCBS Maryland POS
CareFirst BlueChoice Advantage
CareFirst BlueChoice Network POS
CareFirst BluePreferred PPO
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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