Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant 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
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
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 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
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
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Sentara Health
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- POS OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Network OA
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UHC Passport
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Navigate
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HighMark
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
Videos
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