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
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
PHC Bldg 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
110 Irving St NW
MHVI-1st Floor North Addition
Washington, DC, 20010
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-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Network OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- POS OA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Sentara Health
- United Student Resources
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HighMark
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-EPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
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