Alexander Ryzhikov, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Alex Ryzhikov earned his medical degree at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City and completed his residency program at Yale University Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Ryzhikov then went on to complete his cardiology fellowship at Georgetown University Hospital and Washington Hospital Center. He is board certified in cardiology, with expertise in echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiac amyloidosis, hyperaldosteronism and all aspects of general cardiology. In his spare time, Alex enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, traveling the world and playing sports.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angioplasty
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Electrocardiogram
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stent Placement
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- 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 Murmurs
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Carotid Artery Occlusion
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Valve Problems
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Lightheadedness
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myopathies
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- 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
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angioplasty
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Event Monitoring
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) Implantation
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Rhythm Management
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Cardiovascular Mri
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor Modification
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Echocardiography-Guided Biopsy
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplantation
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Heart Valve Disease Management
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hyperlipidemia Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Mobile Cardiac Telemetry
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pulse Oximetry
- Stent Placement
- Stress Echocardiography
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome Treatment
Practice locations
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10 St Patricks Dr
1st Fl
Waldorf, MD, 20603
10 St Patricks Dr
1st Fl
Waldorf, MD, 20603
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
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HighMark
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Sentara Health
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Administrators
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- OA Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-POS
- IH-Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- POS OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Navigate
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare FFS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2010)
Residency: Yale New Haven Medical Center Waterbury (2007)
Medical School: Weill Medical College of Cornell University (2004)