Azita Moalemi, MD, FACC

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Location

Mount Vernon Office

7906 Andrus Rd
Suite 8
Alexandria, VA 22306

Springfield Office

6136 Brandon Ave
Springfield, VA 22150

Shirlington Office

2800 Shirlington Road
Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22206

Accepts New Patients

Offers Virtual Visits

Occupation

PHYSICIAN

"Our mission is to advance the health of our patients through compassionate, competent and comprehensive cardiac and vascular care."

Board Certification

Cardiovascular Disease

Areas of Expertise

Cardiology
Vascular Care

Education

Research Fellow
National Institutes of Health, NHLBI
Senior Research Fellow, Cardiac MRI
Bethesda, MD
1998

Fellowship
George Washington University Hospital
Cardiovascular Medicine
Washington DC
1997

Residency
Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University
Internal Medicine
New York, NY
1995

Internship
George Washington University Hospital
Internal Medicine
Washington, DC
1994

Medical School
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
1992

Undergraduate School
University of Maryland
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
College Park, MD
1988

Languages Spoken

Farsi
Spanish

Affiliated Hospitals

Inova Alexandria Hospital
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Virginia Hospital Center

Professional Associations

American College of Cardiology (ACC)
Fellow

Publications

"Normal triglyceride levels and coronary artery disease events: the Baltimore Coronary Observational Long-Term Study" Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1998): Miller, M., Seidler, A., Moalemi, A., Pearson, T.A.

Academic Appointment

George Washington School of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor

Personal Interests

Dr. Moalemi was born in Tehran and left Tehran at the age of 12. She lived in 3 South American countries before coming to the United States and hence is fluent in Spanish. She is a busy mother of three children, one in college and two still at home. Her main hobby is reading. She is an ardent reader of American history, biographies, scientific breakthroughs and social psychology.

Awards and Honors

Washingtonian Top Doctor 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Northern Virginia Magazine Top Doctor 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Biography

Dr. Moalemi went to medical school at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed her first two years of internal medicine residency at George Washington University Hospital. She completed her senior year at the Mount Sinai University of New York. Dr. Moalemi’s fellowship training in cardiology was completed at George Washington University Hospital. She served as Senior Cardiology Research Fellow at the National Institutes of Health where she obtained additional training and certification in the field of nuclear cardiology and cardiac MRI. Dr. Moalemi is board certified in Cardiology and Nuclear Cardiology and is a registered vascular interpreter. She is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a speaker in the field of heart disease. She lived in South America and completed her primary and middle school education in South America and hence is fluent in Spanish.

Dr. Moalemi serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at George Washington School of Medicine and was named a Washingtonian Magazine 2016 Top Doctor.

Dr. Moalemi is highly regarded by her peers and her patients. You can read her reviews at Vitals.com, Ratemds.com, and Healthgrades.com.