Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD| Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Farooq H. Sheikh, MD, specializes in Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation. Dr. Sheikh is the System Medical Director of the Advanced Heart Failure Program at the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute.
Dr. Sheikh publishes extensively in his field and has authored or co-authored numerous articles related to cardiovascular medicine and heart failure.
Dr. Sheikh is a recipient of numerous awards, including: Professionalism Award, Department of Medicine, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, and Frank L. Pollack, MD, Research Award, New York Medical College.
Dr. Sheikh was a post-doctoral research fellow at The McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Division of Cardiology, at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He was also a research assistant at the Cardiovascular Research Institute at New York Medical College.
Dr. Sheikh served as an assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Clinical areas of focus
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Cardiac Amyloidosis
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiomyopathy And Genetic Heart Disease
- Clinical Trials And Novel Heart Failure Therapies
- Heart Transplant Evaluation And Management
- Infiltrative And Restrictive Cardiomyopathies
- Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Therapy
- Multidisciplinary Team Care
- Pulmonary Hypertension
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiac Amyloidosis
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiomyopathy And Genetic Heart Disease
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Heart Transplant
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Complications Of Vad
- Complications Of Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Failure
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Implantable Cardioverter
- Infiltrative And Restrictive Cardiomyopathies
- Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Therapy
- Multiple Myeloma With Amyloidosis
- Myocarditis
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Presence Of Cardiac Pacemaker
- Presence Of Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Rejection Of Transplanted Heart
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Procedures I perform
- Clinical Trials And Novel Heart Failure Therapies
- Heart Transplant Evaluation And Management
- Multidisciplinary Team Care
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
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare FFS
- OA Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE for Life East
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE East Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Sentara Health
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- POS OA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Student Resources
- IH-PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare Direct
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2010)
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2006)
Medical School: New York Medical College (2003)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025