Kusay Barakat, MD| Cardiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Electrocardiogram
- Heart Murmur
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Lymphedema
- Palpitations
- Stress Echocardiography
- Syncope
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- 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
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- 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
- 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
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Postprocedural States
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- 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
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasculitis
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- 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
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Echocardiography
- 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
- Lymphedema
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Peripheral Artery Stenting
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pre-Participation Sports Screening
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Thread Vein Removal
- 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
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open POS II
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HighMark
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Passport
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Network OA
- POS OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Student Resources
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship Program: Maryland General Health Care Ctr. (1979)
Residency Program: Good Samaritan Hospital (1978)