George Dewey Bittar, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
George Bittar, MD, is the Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. He sees patients at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center at the White Square Professional building on Mondays and Thursdays. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Bittar treats patients with a wide range of cardiovascular issues including coronary artery disease/coronary atherosclerosis, hypertension, lipid abnormalities, valvular heart disease, and heart rhythm disturbances. He has a particular interest in preventive health and behavioral modification measures as they relate to heart disease, as well as the relationship between atherosclerosis and dementia.
Dr. Bittar chose the field of cardiology while in medical school when his mother developed acute congestive heart failure. For Dr. Bittar, it is important to listen carefully to each patient’s concerns and work with them to both diagnose and treat acute conditions. He also believes that it is equally important to focus on appropriate behavior modification to help his patients be proactive in maintaining good psychological and physical health.
As a longstanding member of the MedStar Health community, Dr. Bittar values his many relationships with referring providers as he understands the key role they play in the coordinated care of shared patients.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- Event Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- 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
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- 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
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- 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
- Myocarditis
- Myopathies
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- 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
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Torsades De Pointes
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- 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
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Heart Transplant
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lipid Profile
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Preventive Cardiology
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Tilt Table Test
- 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
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Employee Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Beech Street PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HighMark
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Sentara Health
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Navigate
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: George Washington University Hospital (1989)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1986)
Internship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1984)
Medical School: Weill Medical College of Cornell University (1983)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doctor, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2025