Alexander Ryzhikov, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Alex Ryzhikov earned his medical degree at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City and completed his residency program at Yale University Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Ryzhikov then went on to complete his cardiology fellowship at Georgetown University Hospital and Washington Hospital Center. He is board certified in cardiology, with expertise in echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiac amyloidosis, hyperaldosteronism and all aspects of general cardiology. In his spare time, Alex enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, traveling the world and playing sports.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angioplasty
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Electrocardiogram
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stent Placement
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- 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 Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Carotid Artery Occlusion
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Valve Problems
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Lightheadedness
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myopathies
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angioplasty
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Event Monitoring
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) Implantation
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Rhythm Management
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Cardiovascular Mri
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor Modification
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Echocardiography-Guided Biopsy
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplantation
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Heart Valve Disease Management
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hyperlipidemia Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Mobile Cardiac Telemetry
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pulse Oximetry
- Stent Placement
- Stress Echocardiography
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White 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
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Beech Street PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Sentara Health
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Network OA
- United Student Resources
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2010)
Residency: Yale New Haven Medical Center Waterbury (2007)
Medical School: Weill Medical College of Cornell University (2004)