Shahzad Hussain, MBBS MD| Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
As a Board Certified/Board eligible critical care physician, all conditions requiring intensive care in the medical, surgical, or neurosciences ICU are treated.
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Bronchoscopy
- Lung Cancer Screening
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
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Navigate
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- POS OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship: Carilion Clinic Transitional Year Residency (2021)
Residency: Berkshire Medical Center (2013)
Fellowship: Khyber Teaching Hospital (2009)
Internship: Khyber Teaching Hospital (2006)
Internship: Khyber Teaching Hospital (2005)
Medical School: Khyber Medical College (2004)