Salim I Rizk, MD| Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
As a Board Certified/Board eligible critical care physician, all conditions requiring intensive care in the medical, surgical, or neurosciences ICU are treated.
Salim Rizk, MD, has been named a Top Doctor in Baltimore magazine for intensivists/critical care in 2015- 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Bronchoscopy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Pulmonary Embolism
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 NASCO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UHC Passport
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HighMark
- Network OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OA Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare FFS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship: University of Virginia (1994)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (1991)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (1988)
Medical School: American University of Beirut (1987)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doctor, 2015-2017, 2019, 2020, 2021