Patrick Thomas Bering, MD| Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Cardiology | MedStar Health
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!"
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Breathing
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Device Implantation
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Hypertension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Device Implantation
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chagas' Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Circulatory System Disorders
- Clotting Disorders
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Sphingolipid Metabolism And Lipid Storage
- Duodenitis
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Liver Injury
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Poisoning
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Respiratory Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shock
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Viral Diseases
- Vision Disturbances
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
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Employee Health Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OA Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Sentara Health
- First Health PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Navigate
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE East Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Network OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
Education
Board Certification: ,
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
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