Nana Yaw Afari-Armah MD
Echocardiography, Heart Failure & Transplantation
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
110 Irving Street NWFloor 1Washington, DC 20010
Overview of Dr. Afari-Armah
Dr. Nana Afari-Armah is a cardiologist based in Washington, DC, specializing in echocardiography, heart failure, and transplantation. He completed his medical education at George Washington University and underwent extensive training, including fellowships at Temple University Hospital and MedStar Health Georgetown University, focusing on cardiovascular diseases and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. His expertise includes cardiomyopathies, sarcoidosis-related cardiomyopathy, nuclear cardiology, heart failure and transplantation, and cardiac genetics. Dr. Afari-Armah has contributed to the medical community with several publications, covering topics such as sarcoidosis-related cardiomyopathy, cardiac amyloidosis, and surveillance imaging in cardiac sarcoidosis.
Education & Training
MedStar Health Georgetown UniversityFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2016 - 2017
Temple University HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2013 - 2016- Temple University HospitalChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2013
- Temple University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
VA State Medical License 2023 - 2028
DC State Medical License 2016 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2016 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Characteristics and outcomes of Black patients with wild type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis.Jason Z Li, Meredith M Njus, Connor P Oates, Tania A Vora, Ajay Kadakkal
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2025-12-01 - Chronic Intravenous Inotropic Support as Bridge to Surgical Therapies in Patients With Sarcoidosis-Related Cardiomyopathy.Johana Fajardo, Rachel Barish, Francisca Bermudez, Manavotam Singh, Avantika Banerjee
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2025-10-01 - 3 citationsClinical Outcomes of Chronic Intravenous Inotropic Support in Cardiac Amyloidosis.Johana Fajardo, Maxwell A Hockstein, Manav Singh, Francisca Bermudez, Tania Vora
Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2025-02-01
Professional Memberships
- Member
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