Malek Cheikh, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Malek Cheikh, MD, is an endocrinologist at both MedStar Union Memorial and MedStar Good Samaritan hospitals. He is board certified in internal medicine and a fellowship-trained endocrinologist. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and thyroid disorders. He implements novel diabetes medications and treatment methods in his practice to help patients achieve not only good diabetes control, but also a good quality of life. Dr. Cheikh has a special interest in caring for patients with osteoporosis and metabolic bone diseases.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adult Osteomalacia
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Density Test
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Glucose Control Management
- Osteopenia Treatment
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Mass
- Adult Osteomalacia
- Bone Density Disorder
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Parathyroid Adenoma
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Nodules
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Procedures I perform
- Bone Density Test
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Glucose Control Management
- Osteopenia Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Weight Management Program
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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HighMark
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Classic 3500
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Fellowship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2014)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Internal Medicine GME (2012)
Medical School: Al-Azhar University Faculty of Medicine (2008)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doctor, 2019, 2020-21, 2023-25