Patrick Thomas Bering, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology
Languages: English, German
(202) 877-6891
About me
Patrick Bering, MD, is a clinical cardiologist who is the medical director for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He is a member of the MedStar cardiovascular imaging team with a focus on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and echocardiography (ultrasound of the heart).
Dr. Bering performs a variety of diagnostic imaging tests, including: transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), stress echocardiography, cardiac MRI, and thoracic magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). He participates in treating structural heart disease by performing intraprocedural TEE guidance.
He is involved in clinical research for investigational medical options to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He participates as a cardiac imager in research projects utilizing echocardiography and cardiac MRI to characterize heart conditions like cardiomyopathy and valvular heart disease.
Philosophy of Care
"I am passionate about clinical care for patients and their family members with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. HCM is a condition that wears many faces and is unique to each individual. My approach relies on empowering patients through education about their condition and treatment options. We engage in shared decision making to find a plan best suited to their goals and wishes. As a cardiac imaging specialist, I can translate diagnostic results directly into clinical decisions. I am proud that our multidisciplinary MedStar team offers high quality, personalized care to patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the Washington, DC community and beyond!"
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chagas' Disease
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Cardiac Chambers And Connections
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Pericardium Diseases
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
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.
-
List of insurance plans we accept
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Sentara Health
- HealthyBlue PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- IH-HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS
- CIGNA EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HighMark
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Navigate
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2018)
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (2017)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (2013)
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2010)
Awards
- Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Teacher of the Year (2018-2019) Department of Medicine James A. Curtin Award for the Most Outstanding Clinical Educator (2020-2021)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
https://www.medstarhealth.org/services/hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-clinic