Salim I Rizk, MD| Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Salim Rizk, MD, has been named a Top Doctor in Baltimore magazine for intensivists/critical care in 2015- 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Dr. Rizk also sees patients at the following location:
808 Landmark Dr.
Ste. 120
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
410-832-3350
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Liver Injury
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Aspiration Pneumonia
- Asthma
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Bruxism
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Circadian Rhythm Disorder
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Hemothorax
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Intraoperative Complications
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Disease
- Mycobacterial Infection (TUBERCULOSIS)
- Narcolepsy
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax And Air Leak
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Thoracic Empyema
Procedures I perform
- Ambulatory Urodynamic Monitoring
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Bipap Therapy
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
- Bronchoscopy
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Copd Management
- Cryoprecipitate Transfusion
- Dopamine Therapy
- Endoscopic Inspection Of Tracheobronchial Tree
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Fresh Frozen Plasma Transfusion
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Inhaled Prostaglandin Therapy
- Inotropic Therapy
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Treatment
- Lung Transplant
- Malignant Pleural Effusion Drainage
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Nonautologous Frozen Plasma Transfusion
- Nonautologous Plasma Cryoprecipitate Transfusion
- Nonautologous Platelets Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Platelet Transfusion
- Pleural Cavity Drainage
- Polysomnography
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Respiratory Failure Treatment
- Rigid Bronchoscopy
- Stent Placement
- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Upper Airway Stimulation
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
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- POS OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Network OA
- IH-HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst EPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS II
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UHC Passport
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Navigate
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Virginia (1994)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (1991)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (1988)
Medical School: American University of Beirut (1987)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doctor, 2015-2017, 2019, 2020, 2021