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