About me
Zayd Eldadah, MD, PhD, is Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. Dr. Eldadah completed a medical degree, a PhD in Human Genetics, and a residency in internal medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He then stayed at Johns Hopkins to complete fellowships in clinical cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology before joining the faculty at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in 2004.
He has been certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and cardiac electrophysiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and Heart Rhythm Society. As a cardiac electrophysiologist, Dr. Eldadah specializes in the treatment of heart rhythm conditions, and he employs therapies from very basic lifestyle management, such as structured diet, exercise, and stress reduction techniques, to selective drug therapies when needed, and for more complex conditions, highly technology-driven treatments involving state-of-the-art pacemakers, defibrillators, and other cardiac rhythm management devices as well as catheter ablation techniques.
Dr. Eldadah's clinical interests include all aspects of heart rhythm care with a special focus on atrial fibrillation and the use of medical devices to improve quality of life. His research interests include improving existing technology and developing newer, more novel ways of understanding and curing heart rhythm problems. Dr. Eldadah's research also focuses on the role of human genetics in atrial fibrillation, the risk of sudden cardiac death, and other conditions of the heart and body.
Cardiac electrophysiology blends the art of personalized, highly individualized care with the power and promise of modern technology to make people better. Dr. Eldadah focuses on identifying the most effective and appropriate ways of approaching heart rhythm conditions through novel therapies as well as improvements to current technologies. His mission is to deliver the therapy of the future today and always to bring his patients the very best and latest advances that modern technology has developed.
Dr. Eldadah enjoys music, travel, spending time with his family, especially sports with his two sons, living a healthy lifestyle, and staying fit.
Philosophy of Care"Every individual human body has developed within a unique set of circumstances, genetics, and environmental influences. Because each patient is an individual, we cannot be effective caregivers if we use a one-size-fits-all strategy to deliver care. Rather, we must understand as much as we can about each individual and craft a care plan that is respectful, thoughtful, scientifically sound, and humane. We must always balance risks and benefits in a way that maximizes the good we can bring to our patients, who have placed their trust in us to achieve exactly this.
"Medicine is evolving constantly and rapidly, and what we understand today will almost certainly be modified in the near future. It is my intention always to offer patients the very best, state-of-the-art care and to ensure that every decision we make is a mutual oneâand one rooted in evidence, experience, and careful thought. My patients are the reason I come to work every day, and no reward is greater than seeing them get better and resume their lives to the fullest."
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Block
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Palpitations
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Circulatory System Complications
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Pacemaker Infection
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Assist Device Infection
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Defibrillator Threshold Testing
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Endometrial Extraction
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Pacemaker Interrogation
- Pacemaker Optimization
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- Tilt Table Test
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome 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
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-EPO Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Navigate
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TRICARE East Prime
- Beech Street PPO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2004)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2002)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1999)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1996)