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