Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD| Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Farooq H. Sheikh, MD, specializes in Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation. Dr. Sheikh is an attending physician at MedStar Heart Institute.
Dr. Sheikh publishes extensively in his field and has authored or co-authored numerous articles related to cardiovascular medicine and heart failure.
Dr. Sheikh is a recipient of numerous awards, including: Professionalism Award, Department of Medicine, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, and Frank L. Pollack, MD, Research Award, New York Medical College.
Dr. Sheikh was a post-doctoral research fellow at The McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Division of Cardiology, at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He was also a research assistant at the Cardiovascular Research Institute at New York Medical College.
Dr. Sheikh served as an assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiomyopathy
- Circulatory Assist Device Management
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Maternal Cardiac Arrest Management
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Heart Transplant
- Complications Of Icd
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Complications Of Vad
- Complications Of Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Failure
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Implantable Cardioverter
- Multiple Myeloma With Amyloidosis
- Myocarditis
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Presence Of Cardiac Pacemaker
- Presence Of Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
- Rejection Of Transplanted Heart
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation
- Cardiac Enzyme Testing
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
- Cardioversion
- Circulatory Assist Device Management
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Device Implantation For Heart Failure
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart-Lung Transplant
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement
- Inotropic Management
- Inotropic Therapy
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion
- Left Ventricular Reconstruction
- Maternal Cardiac Arrest Management
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Neonatal Advanced Life Support
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Renal Artery Denervation
- Right Ventricular Assist Device Management
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Ventricular Assist Device
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm Treatment
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- POS OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
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Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2010)
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2006)
Medical School: New York Medical College (2003)