Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD| Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Farooq H. Sheikh, MD, specializes in Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation. Dr. Sheikh is an attending physician at MedStar Heart Institute.
Dr. Sheikh publishes extensively in his field and has authored or co-authored numerous articles related to cardiovascular medicine and heart failure.
Dr. Sheikh is a recipient of numerous awards, including: Professionalism Award, Department of Medicine, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, and Frank L. Pollack, MD, Research Award, New York Medical College.
Dr. Sheikh was a post-doctoral research fellow at The McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Division of Cardiology, at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He was also a research assistant at the Cardiovascular Research Institute at New York Medical College.
Dr. Sheikh served as an assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiomyopathy
- Circulatory Assist Device Management
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Maternal Cardiac Arrest Management
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Heart Transplant
- Complications Of Icd
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Complications Of Vad
- Complications Of Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Failure
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Implantable Cardioverter
- Multiple Myeloma With Amyloidosis
- Myocarditis
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Presence Of Cardiac Pacemaker
- Presence Of Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
- Rejection Of Transplanted Heart
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation
- Cardiac Enzyme Testing
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
- Cardioversion
- Circulatory Assist Device Management
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Device Implantation For Heart Failure
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart-Lung Transplant
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement
- Inotropic Management
- Inotropic Therapy
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion
- Left Ventricular Reconstruction
- Maternal Cardiac Arrest Management
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Neonatal Advanced Life Support
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Renal Artery Denervation
- Right Ventricular Assist Device Management
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Ventricular Assist Device
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm Treatment
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
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Passport
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- HighMark
- Employee Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst NASCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS II
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Student Resources
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-PPO
- Navigate
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- OA Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Blue Choice Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
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Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2010)
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2006)
Medical School: New York Medical College (2003)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025