Preetham N. Kumar, MBBS MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Preetham Kumar, MD, is a Cardiologist at the Heart and Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Kumar is the Director of Echocardiography Laboratory and Interventional Echocardiography.
Dr. Kumar underwent cardiovascular diseases fellowship training at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida and Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging and Structural Echocardiography fellowship training at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.His residency training was at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore in India; Coventry & Leicester, United Kingdom and SJHMC, Michigan, USA. He received his medical degree from Bangalore University in India.
Dr. Kumar’s prior training in Cardiovascular imaging, Internal medicine and Psychiatry have created a foundation for his cardiology practice, which combines advanced cardiac imaging during complex cardiac interventions with patient centered clinical practice that is delivered with clarity and emphasis on listening and understanding patient needs with empathy.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Cardiac Blood Pool Spect
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Echocardiogram With Contrast
- Echocardiographic Contrast Agent
- Electrocardiogram
- Gated Cardiac Blood Pool Imaging
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- MRA With Contrast
- Strain Echocardiogram
- Stress Echocardiography
- Tilt Table Test
- Tissue Doppler Imaging
- Transthoracic Echocardiogram With Bubble Study
- Transthoracic Echocardiogram With Strain Imaging
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Wall Motion Study
Practice locations
Distance from Change Location Enter your Location
110 Irving St NW
MHVI-1st Floor North Addition
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare FFS
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Basic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Beech Street PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- IH-POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Navigate
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Passport
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic Scottsdale (2015)
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville (2014)
Residency: St. John Hospital And Medical Center-Detroit (2011)
Medical School: Bangalore Medical College (2002)