Kusay Barakat, MD| Cardiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Electrocardiogram
- Heart Murmur
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Lymphedema
- Palpitations
- Stress Echocardiography
- Syncope
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Clotting Disorders
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Postprocedural States
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasculitis
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Arterial Pressure Monitoring
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lymphedema
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Thread Vein Removal
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Network OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Navigate
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II
- HighMark
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Sentara Health
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OA Plus
- POS OA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship Program: Maryland General Health Care Ctr. (1979)
Residency Program: Good Samaritan Hospital (1978)