Kusay Barakat, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasculitis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Arterial Pressure Monitoring
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Pre-Participation Sports Screening
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- POS OA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Beech Street PPO
- Network OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Basic
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Navigate
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-HMO
- IH-PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE for Life East
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Residency Program: University of Maryland Medical Center (1979)
Fellowship Program: Maryland General Hospital (1979)
Residency Program: University of Maryland (1979)
Residency Program: Good Samaritan Hospital (1978)