Minhal Makshood, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology

About me

Minhal Makshood, MD, is a board-certified general and preventive cardiologist at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. She treats a broad spectrum of cardiovascular conditions, with particular expertise in women’s health and cardio-obstetrics.

Dr. Makshood focuses on preventing and managing cardiovascular disease in both men and women. Her approach is comprehensive and personalized, integrating lifestyle changes such as exercise, stress management, and nutrition with evidence-based therapies and advanced diagnostic tools. She offers individualized and culturally sensitive counseling to support sustainable changes that promote long-term heart health. With Level III training in echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography, she performs and interprets advanced cardiac imaging with precision, ensuring accurate diagnoses and informed treatment decisions.

A specialist in women’s cardiovascular health and cardio-obstetrics, Dr. Makshood is deeply committed to improving outcomes for women across the reproductive lifespan, particularly in addressing the rising rates of maternal morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular disease. She counsels women with pre-existing cardiac disease on the safety of pregnancy and provides close monitoring before, after, and during pregnancy, including guiding labor and delivery and postpartum care. In collaboration with maternal-fetal physicians, she treats a wide variety of pregnancy-related cardiac conditions such as preeclampsia, hypertensive disorders, heart failure, and cardiomyopathy of various etiologies. Overall, Dr. Makshood has a unique understanding of the presentation of cardiac disease in women and how hormonal changes, particularly in menopause, affect cardiac risk.

Dr. Makshood’s research centers on pregnancy-related cardiovascular disease and ethnic disparities in heart health. She is especially passionate about reducing risk factors in South Asian populations, who are disproportionately affected by premature coronary artery disease. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Risk Reports, and JACC: Case Reports, and she has presented at international conferences, including the Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy (CPP) meeting.

Dr. Makshood completed her medical training at Albany Medical College, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. She then did her residency at Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, where she was selected to serve as Chief Resident. After her residency, she completed a three-year general cardiology fellowship with specialized training in women’s health and cardio-obstetrics. She went on to do a one-year advanced fellowship training in advanced imaging with a focus on echocardiography and nuclear imaging.

Throughout her career, Dr. Makshood has been recognized for her clinical excellence, research contributions, outstanding character, and integrity. She received the Lou and Nancy Endowed Research Fellowship to support her research during her fellowship at Johns Hopkins and the Hynson Howell Marwell, Jr. Scholarship for embodying qualities such as respect and dedication to helping others from diverse backgrounds.

She is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiography, and the American Heart Association.

Philosophy of Care

“I believe that every patient, regardless of gender, race, socioeconomic status, or background, deserves compassionate, personalized, and high-quality cardiovascular care. My guiding philosophy centers on health equity, cultural humility, and patient empowerment, with a particular commitment to addressing the unique cardiovascular risks faced by women, especially during and after pregnancy, and by racially marginalized communities."

Clinical areas of focus

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

Abnormal Breathing
Abnormal Heart Rhythm
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Acute Endocarditis
Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Amyloidosis
Angina
Angina Pectoris
Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Regurgitation
Aortic Stenosis
Aortic Valve Disease
Arrhythmia
Artery Disorders
Atherosclerosis
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Flutter
Atrioventricular Block
Bradycardia
Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Cardiac Murmurs
Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Cardiac Tamponade
Cardiomyopathy
Cerebrovascular Diseases
Chest Pain
Cocaine Related Disorders
Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
Complications Of Procedures
Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
Congenital Malformations Of Heart
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Artery Spasm
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
Dyspnea On Exertion
Heart Attack
Heart Block
Heart Disease
Heart Disease In Women
Heart Murmur
Heart Palpitations
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
Hypertension
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypotension
Irregular Heartbeat
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Ischemic Heart Disease
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Long Term Drug Therapy
Mitral Regurgitation
Mitral Valve Disease
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Myocardial Infarction
Myocarditis
Palpitations
Pericardium Diseases
Peripheral Artery Disease
Peripheral Vascular Diseases
Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Heart Disease
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Sarcoidosis
Shortness Of Breath
Sick Sinus Syndrome
Supraventricular Tachycardia
Syncope
Tachycardia
Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
Tricuspid Stenosis
Venous Embolism
Ventricular Arrhythmia
Ventricular Fibrillation
Ventricular Septal Defect
Ventricular Tachycardia

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Procedures I perform

Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
Ablation Therapy
Angioplasty
Atherectomy
Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
Atrial Septal Defect Closure
Blood Pressure Monitoring
Cardiac Angioplasty
Cardiac Biopsy
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Cardiovascular Disease Screening
Cardioversion
Cholesterol Screening
Coronary Angioplasty
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Coronary Artery Disease Management
Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
Coronary Artery Stenting
Coronary Stenting
Electrocardiogram
Electrophysiology Study
Event Monitoring
Exercise Stress Test
Extended Ecg Analysis
External Electrocardiographic Recording
Heart Biopsy
Heart Failure Management
Heart Failure Treatment
Heart Murmur Treatment
Heart Rhythm Monitoring
Holter Monitoring
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
Implantable Loop Recorder
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
Intravascular Ultrasound
Lipid Profile
Myocardial Infarction Treatment
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Nuclear Stress Test
Pacemaker Interrogation
Palpitation Treatment
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Permanent Pacemaker Insertion
Preventive Cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Pulmonary Valve Replacement
Pulmonary Vein Isolation
Radiofrequency Ablation
Renal Artery Stenting
Stent Placement
Stress Test
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
Syncope Treatment
Tilt Table Test
Transesophageal Echocardiography
Transthoracic Echocardiography
Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation

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18101 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 4100
Olney, MD, 20832

301-570-7404

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Fax 844-304-5349

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.

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