About me
Zayd Eldadah, MD, PhD, is Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. Dr. Eldadah completed a medical degree, a PhD in Human Genetics, and a residency in internal medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He then stayed at Johns Hopkins to complete fellowships in clinical cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology before joining the faculty at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in 2004.
He has been certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and cardiac electrophysiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and Heart Rhythm Society. As a cardiac electrophysiologist, Dr. Eldadah specializes in the treatment of heart rhythm conditions, and he employs therapies from very basic lifestyle management, such as structured diet, exercise, and stress reduction techniques, to selective drug therapies when needed, and for more complex conditions, highly technology-driven treatments involving state-of-the-art pacemakers, defibrillators, and other cardiac rhythm management devices as well as catheter ablation techniques.
Dr. Eldadah's clinical interests include all aspects of heart rhythm care with a special focus on atrial fibrillation and the use of medical devices to improve quality of life. His research interests include improving existing technology and developing newer, more novel ways of understanding and curing heart rhythm problems. Dr. Eldadah's research also focuses on the role of human genetics in atrial fibrillation, the risk of sudden cardiac death, and other conditions of the heart and body.
Cardiac electrophysiology blends the art of personalized, highly individualized care with the power and promise of modern technology to make people better. Dr. Eldadah focuses on identifying the most effective and appropriate ways of approaching heart rhythm conditions through novel therapies as well as improvements to current technologies. His mission is to deliver the therapy of the future today and always to bring his patients the very best and latest advances that modern technology has developed.
Dr. Eldadah enjoys music, travel, spending time with his family, especially sports with his two sons, living a healthy lifestyle, and staying fit.
Philosophy of Care"Every individual human body has developed within a unique set of circumstances, genetics, and environmental influences. Because each patient is an individual, we cannot be effective caregivers if we use a one-size-fits-all strategy to deliver care. Rather, we must understand as much as we can about each individual and craft a care plan that is respectful, thoughtful, scientifically sound, and humane. We must always balance risks and benefits in a way that maximizes the good we can bring to our patients, who have placed their trust in us to achieve exactly this.
"Medicine is evolving constantly and rapidly, and what we understand today will almost certainly be modified in the near future. It is my intention always to offer patients the very best, state-of-the-art care and to ensure that every decision we make is a mutual oneâand one rooted in evidence, experience, and careful thought. My patients are the reason I come to work every day, and no reward is greater than seeing them get better and resume their lives to the fullest."
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Block
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Palpitations
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Pacemaker Infection
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Defibrillator Threshold Testing
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Endometrial Extraction
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Interrogation
- Pacemaker Optimization
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Ste 5A-12
Washington, DC, 20010
163 Thomas Johnson Dr
Ste E
Frederick, MD, 21702
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
PHC Bldg 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
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 Better Health of VA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UHC Passport
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HighMark
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Network OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare FFS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- POS OA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2004)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2002)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1999)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1996)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025