Michael Tsifansky, MD
Lung Transplant Surgery
Pediatric Pulmonary Critical Care
Languages
- Russian
- Hebrew
- French
- English
Gender
MaleAbout Michael Tsifansky
Titles
Director, Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program
Cardiac Critical Care Specialist
Pulmonologist
About the Provider
Michael Tsifansky, MD, FAAP, earned his undergraduate degree in biological sciences from the University of Chicago and his medical degree from the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University in Israel. He completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Tsifansky then continued his training with fellowships in pediatric pulmonology and critical care medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass., and in pediatric cardiac critical care medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Tsifansky is board certified in pediatrics, pediatric pulmonology and pediatric critical care medicine. He is a member of the attending staff in the Children's National Hospital Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and in the Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine. He is also Director of the Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program at Children's National Hospital. His specialties and interests include pulmonary hypertension, lung transplantation, critical care ultrasonography, cardiac critical care, cardiorespiratory failure and interstitial lung disease.
Dr. Tsifansky is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and he has important research experience, having published several papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as contributed chapters and co-edited textbooks in his specialty. He is recognized as a skilled teacher and has been invited as lecturer to multiple national and international forums. He is fluent in English, French, Russian and Hebrew.
Departments
- Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program
- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
- Heart Center
- Pulmonary Medicine
Awards and Recognition
Top Doctors No Va Magazine (2025, 2024, 2023)
NPI
1154423572
Request a Remote Second Opinion
https://www.childrensnational.org/get-care/getting-a-second-opinion
Locations
- Main Hospital-Pulmonary Medicine Clinic
- 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20010
- phone: 202-476-3194
- Telehealth Video Visit
- 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Childrens National Telemedicine, Washington, DC 20010
- phone: 888-884-2327
- Children's National Hospital-Cardiology Clinic at Michigan Avenue
- 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20010
- phone: 202-476-2185
- fax: 202-476-3900
Expertise
Education
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Fellow, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, 2007Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellow, 2006University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospita
Resident, Pediatrics, 2002University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospita
Intern, Pediatrics, 2000Sackler School of Medicine (Tel Aviv University)
Medical School, 1999University of Chicago
Undergraduate, 1995Board Certifications
Pediatric Pulmonology
American Board of Pediatrics, 2010Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics, 2008-
American Board of Pediatrics, 2005Insurance
- Aetna
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Alliance Health Plan: Federal Employee Plan
- American Postal Workers Plan (Federal)
- Amerigroup DC
- Amerigroup Maryland
- AmeriHealth DC
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia
- Anthem HealthKeepers Plus (VA)
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan (Federal)
- CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
- CareFirst Community Plan of Maryland
- ChoiceCare PPO (Humana)
- Cigna Healthcare of the Mid Atlantic (includes Great West Healthcare)
- Claimsbridge PPO
- Conifer Health
- First Health
- Government Employees Health Association (Federal)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (DC)
- Kaiser Permanente Maryland Medicaid: referral required
- Kaiser Permanente Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente: referral required
- Mail Handlers (Federal)
- Maryland Physicians Care
- Medicaid Managed Care or Public Health Plans (Military)
- MedStar Family Choice (DC)
- MedStar Family Choice (MD)
- Molina Health Care of VA
- Multiplan/Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- National Association of Letter Carriers (Federal)
- Priority Partners MCO (MD)
- Tricare Humana Military
- U.S. Family Health Plans Johns Hopkins (Federal)
- United Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland
- Virginia Premiere