Richard Ira Weinstein, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Richard Weinstein, MD, FACC, is a cardiologist who provides diagnostics and treatment of general heart conditions and specializes in non-invasive testing, nuclear cardiology, and transesophageal echocardiography. He is board certified by the American College of Cardiology and the American Board of Internal Medicine.
As a long-time leader at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Dr. Weinstein serves as the hospital’s Director of Echocardiography, Associate Medical Director of Quality, and Chairman of the Peer Review Committee.
Dr. Weinstein’s philosophy of care is “I strive to partner with each of my patients, serving as a consultant in their lifelong healthcare journey.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Electrocardiogram
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- 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 Disorders
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Claudication
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Valve Disorders
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Irregular Heartbeat
- 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
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- 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
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatic Fever With Heart Involvement
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasculitis
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Care
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Coronary Artery Disease Management
- Electrocardiogram
- Event Monitoring
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Palpitation Treatment
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
Practice locations
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9501 Old Annapolis Rd
Ste 308
Ellicott City, MD, 21042
8401 Connecticut Ave
Penthouse Suite
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
12111 Darnestown Rd
Ste A
Gaithersburg, MD, 20878
3305 N Leisure World Blvd
Silver Spring, MD, 20906
18101 Prince Philip Drive
Suite 4100
Olney, MD, 20832
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 HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HighMark
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Administrators
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Passport
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Prime
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (1995)
Residency: George Washington University Hospital (1992)
Internship: George Washington University Hospital (1990)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1989)