Kusay Barakat, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- 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 Regurgitation
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- 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
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasculitis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Arterial Pressure Monitoring
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Pre-Participation Sports Screening
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UHC Passport
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Network OA
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Basic
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- OA Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Navigate
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-PPO
- IH-HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice POS II
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Residency Program: University of Maryland Medical Center (1979)
Fellowship Program: Maryland General Hospital (1979)
Residency Program: University of Maryland (1979)
Residency Program: Good Samaritan Hospital (1978)