Preetham N. Kumar, MBBS MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiac Imaging | MedStar Health
About me
Preetham Kumar, MD, is a Cardiologist at the Heart and Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Kumar is the Director of Echocardiography Laboratory and Interventional Echocardiography.
Dr. Kumar underwent cardiovascular diseases fellowship training at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida and Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging and Structural Echocardiography fellowship training at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.His residency training was at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore in India; Coventry & Leicester, United Kingdom and SJHMC, Michigan, USA. He received his medical degree from Bangalore University in India.
Dr. Kumar’s prior training in Cardiovascular imaging, Internal medicine and Psychiatry have created a foundation for his cardiology practice, which combines advanced cardiac imaging during complex cardiac interventions with patient centered clinical practice that is delivered with clarity and emphasis on listening and understanding patient needs with empathy.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chagas' Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Effusion
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Cardiac Blood Pool Spect
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With Pacemaker
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Echocardiogram With Contrast
- Echocardiographic Contrast Agent
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiologic Study
- Gated Cardiac Blood Pool Imaging
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- MRA With Contrast
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Strain Echocardiogram
- Stress Echocardiography
- Tilt Table Test
- Tissue Doppler Imaging
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiogram With Bubble Study
- Transthoracic Echocardiogram With Strain Imaging
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Vasopressor Administration
- Ventricular Function Testing
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Wall Motion Study
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 Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-POS
- Choice POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- POS OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst NASCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Navigate
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
Education
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic Scottsdale (2015)
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville (2014)
Residency: St. John Hospital And Medical Center-Detroit (2011)
Medical School: Bangalore Medical College (2002)