About me
Rajiv A. Kabadi, MD, MS, is a board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist and cardiologist, Director of Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices at the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine. He serves patients throughout Northern Virginia, Washington, DC, and the Baltimore region. Dr. Kabadi specializes in diagnosing and treating abnormal heart rhythms, known as arrhythmias.
Dr. Kabadi’s clinical expertise encompasses the full spectrum of cardiac electrophysiology, including slow and fast heart rhythm disorders, cardiac device therapy, physiologic conduction system pacing, and complex ablation of supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias. His special interests include conduction system pacing, cardiac resynchronization therapy, atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular arrhythmias, and advanced cardiac rhythm management.
Dr. Kabadi takes an individualized and patient-centered approach to care. He emphasizes clear communication, using plain language to explain diagnoses, treatment options, and procedural plans so that patients and their families can make informed decisions. When working with referring physicians, he prioritizes close communication, timely collaboration, and coordinated care.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Kabadi is committed to advancing the rapidly evolving field of cardiac electrophysiology through research and education. His academic interests include mapping and ablation of complex arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, novel cardiac pacing techniques, and hybrid approaches for supraventricular and ventricular tachycardias. His research has appeared in respected journals including Heart Rhythm, the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, and PACE.
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Block
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Palpitations
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Complications
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fast Heart Rate
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Flutter
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm Treatment
- Antiarrhythmic Therapy
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Defibrillator Threshold Testing
- Cardiac Device Implantation
- Cardiac Electrical Activity Measurement
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With Pacemaker
- Cardiac Rhythm Management
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Endometrial Extraction
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Leadless Pacemaker Insertion
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Optimization
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Subcutaneous Cardiac Rhythm Monitor System Evaluation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
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
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Administrators
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Employee Health Plan
- Network OA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- HighMark
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Medstar Washington Hospital Center (2024)
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (2022)
Residency: Sidney Kimmel Medical College (2019)
Medical School: New York Medical College (2016)