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
- 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
- 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
Practice locations
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9105 Franklin Square Drive
Suite 209
Baltimore, MD, 21237
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 Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Blue Choice Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HighMark
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Navigate
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Sentara Health
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II
- Network OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- POS OA
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
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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