Karim Hemady, MSPAS PA| Cardiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Clotting Disorders
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Edema
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Iliac Artery Blockage
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Test
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lipid Profile
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Umbilical Artery Doppler
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-EPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TRICARE East Prime
- HighMark
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Sentara Health
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Navigate
- POS OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- IH-Open HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS II Open Access
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (2017)