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