Malek Cheikh, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Malek Cheikh, MD, is an endocrinologist at both MedStar Union Memorial and MedStar Good Samaritan hospitals. He is board certified in internal medicine and a fellowship-trained endocrinologist. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and thyroid disorders. He implements novel diabetes medications and treatment methods in his practice to help patients achieve not only good diabetes control, but also a good quality of life. Dr. Cheikh has a special interest in caring for patients with osteoporosis and metabolic bone diseases.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adult Osteomalacia
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Density Test
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Glucose Control Management
- Osteopenia Treatment
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Mass
- Adult Osteomalacia
- Bone Density Disorder
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Parathyroid Adenoma
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Nodules
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Procedures I perform
- Bone Density Test
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Glucose Control Management
- Osteopenia Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Weight Management Program
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
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE for Life East
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- POS OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Sentara Health
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst EPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UHC Passport
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- United Student Resources
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HighMark
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Fellowship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2014)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Internal Medicine GME (2012)
Medical School: Al-Azhar University Faculty of Medicine (2008)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doctor, 2019, 2020-21, 2023-25