About me
Raktim Ghosh, MD, is a fellowship-trained cardiologist with the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease, internal medicine, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology. Dr. Ghosh treats a wide range of cardiovascular conditions, including coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, heart failure, hypertension, lipid disorders, and abnormal heart rhythms.
Dr. Ghosh has extensive training in cardiovascular disease, internal medicine, clinical pharmacology, and outcomes research. He served as chief resident in the internal medicine program. In addition to patient care, he is dedicated to medical education, teaching medical students and residents, and conducting clinical research.
Dr. Ghosh employs a collaborative, team-based approach, encouraging patients to actively participate in their treatment plans.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), the American Society of Echocardiography (FASE), and the American College of Physicians (FACP). Dr. Ghosh has been recognized by Baltimore magazine as a Top Doctor for non-interventional cardiology in 2023 and 2024. He has published numerous manuscripts in leading journals, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, American Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Cardiology, and International Journal of Cardiology. He also serves as a peer reviewer for prominent cardiovascular journals.
His research interests focus on cardiovascular therapeutics and cardiovascular imaging.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Electrocardiogram
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
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 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 Implantable Device Complications
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- 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
- Myopathies
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- 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 Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Fever With Heart Involvement
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angioplasty
- Ankle Brachial Index
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Arrest Management
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Event Monitoring
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Myxoma Excision
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiovascular Consultation
- Cardiovascular Disease Management Program
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Cardiovascular Nutrition Counseling
- Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program
- Cardiovascular Second Opinion
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Closure Of Patent Foramen Ovale
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Duplex Scan Of Aorta
- Echocardiogram With Contrast
- Electrocardiogram
- Event Monitoring
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Fitness And Exercise Programs
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplantation
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Pulse Volume Recording
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
Practice locations
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3333 North Calvert Street Johnston Prof Bldg Ste 500 Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-366-5600Fax 410-889-4952
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
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Employee Health Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Sentara Health
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Indemnity
- OA Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-POS Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice Fund PPO
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Beech Street PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Case Western Reserve University (2019)
Fellowship: St. Vincent Charity Medical Center (2017)
Residency: St. Vincent Charity Medical Center (2016)
Internship: St. Vincent Charity Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: R.G. Kar Medical College (2007)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doctor, 2023, 2024, 2025