Kusay Barakat, MD| Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- Stress Echocardiography
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
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
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Failure Management
- High Cholesterol Management
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pre-Participation Sports Screening
- Stress Echocardiography
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
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
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- OA Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optimum Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Navigate
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Beech Street PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Student Resources
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Network OA
- Choice POS II
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- POS OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA EPO
- Sentara Health
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship Program: Maryland General Hospital (1979)
Residency Program: University of Maryland Medical Center (1979)
Residency Program: University of Maryland (1979)
Residency Program: Good Samaritan Hospital (1978)