Stuart Floyd Seides, MD| Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Stuart F. Seides, MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI is the physician chief executive of MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute (MHVI), one of the highest volume heart and vascular care programs in the United States. He is responsible for all clinical services and administrative operations related to heart and vascular care delivered by MedStar Health and its affiliated physicians across the MedStar system in both the Washington and Baltimore regions, including the unique alliance between MHVI and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Our hospitals include MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and 7 others. Dr. Seides is a professor of Medicine at Georgetown.
Dr. Seides has been practicing Cardiology in Washington, D.C., since 1978, following his tenure as a senior investigator at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health. He is the founder and former president of (MedStar) Cardiology Associates, LLC, the area's largest full-service cardiovascular group, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of MedStar Health.
Dr. Seides' major clinical activities include consultative and interventional cardiology, including the initiation of the coronary angioplasty program at MWHC that has become one of the nation's largest. He is former president and board chairman of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, a member of the Board of Governors of the American College of cardiology, and served two terms as president of the American Heart Association, Nation's Capital Affiliate (NCA).
Dr. Seides lectures extensively. He is the co-author of a standard textbook in the field of cardiac electrophysiology and the author of numerous journal articles encompassing the broad spectrum of cardiovascular medicine. He is regularly asked to comment on medical matters by the national print and broadcast media.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Hypertension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Lymphedema
- Myocardial Infarction
- Stress Echocardiography
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atherosclerotic Heart Disease
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Clotting Disorders
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- 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
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Lipid Profile
- Lymphedema
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Palpitation Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
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-Open HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- POS OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- United Student Resources
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HighMark
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Navigate
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- First Health PPO
- Network OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Direct
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
Videos
Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (1976)
Residency: Deaconess Hospital (1972)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Dr. Seides recommended Chief Philanthropy Officer Richard Kief receive a cardiac CT, which saved ultimately saved his life. Read more in the Summer 2015 edition of Center Scope.