Valeriani R Bead, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Bead is a board-certified cardiologist who is Level II trained in nuclear cardiology and echocardiography. He has extensive experience in preventive care, nuclear imaging techniques for testing of heart functioning, stress echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, and electrocardiogram and echocardiogram interpretation.
His research has been published in medical journals such as Heart and The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, and he serves as lead investigator and co-investigator on several clinical trials through the MedStar Research Institute.
Dr. Bead is also an award-winning speaker who has presented on general and preventive cardiology at national medical conferences and local and state meetings.
Patient-doctor communication is very important to Dr. Bead. He makes himself available to patients through email and a dedicated phone line. He believes in working closely with his patients and their referring physicians to ensure that all understand the patient’s cardiac risks and outcomes, and overall plan for patient care.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- Event Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- 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 Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- 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 Chamber Enlargement
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiomyopathy
- Carotid Artery Occlusion
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Cardiac Chambers And Connections
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- 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
- Myocardial Infarction (HEART ATTACK)
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- 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 Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- 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
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasculitis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Dysfunction
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lipid Profile
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Palpitation 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
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Medicare Direct
- TRICARE East Prime
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HighMark
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open POS II
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Basic
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UHC Passport
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
Education
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2010)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2006)
Medical Education: Drexel University College of Medicine (2002)