Salim I Rizk, MD| Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | MedStar Health
Salim I Rizk

Salim I Rizk, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (233 reviews)

Specialties: Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

Languages: Lebanese, French, Arabic, English

877-409-7818

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.
 

Dr. Rizk also sees patients at the following location:

808 Landmark Dr. 
Ste. 120
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
410-832-3350

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Asthma
  • Chronic Cough
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Dyspnea
  • Emphysema
  • Hypoxia
  • Pneumonia
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pulmonary Embolism
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Procedures I perform

  • Bronchoscopy
  • Pulmonary Embolism
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Practice locations

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5601 Loch Raven Blvd
Russell Morgan Bldg Ste 500
Baltimore, MD, 21239

443-444-1323

Fax 443-444-1327

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Fax 443-444-1327

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
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • First Health PPO
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • Network OA
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • CIGNA PPO
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • POS OA
    • Choice POS II
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • TRICARE East Select
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • United Student Resources
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Navigate
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • Optimum Choice
    • CareFirst EPO
    • IH-POS
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Choice POS
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • First Health PPO
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • HighMark
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Sentara Health
    • Beech Street PPO
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Aetna Basic
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • IH-POS Plus
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Medicare FFS
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Medicare Direct
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Employee Health Plan
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • OA Plus
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • IH-PPO
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • IH-HMO
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • CIGNA EPO
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • UHC Passport
    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal 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

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Dec 30, 2025

    Excellent & professional.

  • Dec 15, 2025

    Dr. Salim Rizk is the BEST!! He has been my pulmologist for over 20 years and because of his care, I can breathe!!

  • Dec 4, 2025

    Great