Rahul Malik, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Rahul Malik, MD, is board certified in nuclear cardiology, echocardiography and internal medicine. He combines non-invasive medicine, research and innovation with patient-oriented care to treat even the most complex cardiovascular cases. His approach is one of empowering his patients to prevent, treat, and manage heart disease at every stage.
Clinical interests include: structural heart disease, difficult-to-control blood pressure, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, pericardial disease, peripheral arterial disease and aortic stenosis.
Dr. Malik believes it is imperative to establish open communication with his patients, and works with them to map the best course for their health.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- 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
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- 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
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Blockage
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Valve Problems
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Irregular Heartbeat
- 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
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Fever With Heart Involvement
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm Treatment
- Angioplasty And Stenting
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Arterial Pressure Monitoring
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Blood Tests For Heart Disease
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
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
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Network OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- OA Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optimum Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HighMark
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- First Health PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Navigate
- CIGNA EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- POS OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Basic
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Medicare FFS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Advocate Health Care (2017)
Residency: Washington Hospital Center (2014)
Internship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2012)
Medical School: Maulana Azad Medical College (2008)