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
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteopenia Treatment
- Pituitary Disorders
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Adult Osteomalacia
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Cushing Syndrome
- Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
- De Quervain's Thyroiditis
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetes Mellitus Due To Underlying Condition
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Disorders Of Amino
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Endocrine Disorders
- Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastrinoma
- Gestational Diabetes
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hirsutism
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hypercalcemia Of Malignancy
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Infertility
- Insulin Resistance
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Latent Autoimmune Diabetes In Adults (LADA)
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Menstrual Disorders
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Orbit Disorders
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Pancreatitis
- Parathyroid Adenoma
- Pituitary Disorders
- Poisoning
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Postprocedural Complications
- Prediabetes
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Proteinuria
- Secondary Diabetes
- Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Male Phenotype
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroiditis (POSTPARTUM, SUBACUTE, AND SILENT)
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Toxic Goiter
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin D Deficiency Rickets
- Vitamin Deficiency
- West Syndrome
- Zollinger
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Gland Surgery
- Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment
- Bone Density Test
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Diabetes Eye Care
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Endocrinology Care
- Enterectomy
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Glucose Control Management
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatment
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone Therapy For Pituitary Disorders
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypoparathyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteopenia Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pheochromocytoma Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment
- Pituitary Gland Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Prolactinoma Treatment
- Pseudohypoparathyroidism Treatment
- Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Thyroid Storm Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Thyroiditis Treatment
- Weight Management Program
Practice locations
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5601 Loch Raven Blvd
GHC O'Neill Bldg 2nd Fl
Baltimore, MD, 21239
200 E 33rd St
Ste 551
Baltimore, MD, 21218
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 Advantage 5750
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OA Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-POS Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Navigate
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
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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