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
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Navigate
- HighMark
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OA Plus
- UHC Passport
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Basic
- Medicare FFS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
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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)