Valeriani R Bead, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Bead is a board-certified cardiologist who is Level II trained in nuclear cardiology and echocardiography. He has extensive experience in preventive care, nuclear imaging techniques for testing of heart functioning, stress echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, and electrocardiogram and echocardiogram interpretation.
His research has been published in medical journals such as Heart and The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, and he serves as lead investigator and co-investigator on several clinical trials through the MedStar Research Institute.
Dr. Bead is also an award-winning speaker who has presented on general and preventive cardiology at national medical conferences and local and state meetings.
Patient-doctor communication is very important to Dr. Bead. He makes himself available to patients through email and a dedicated phone line. He believes in working closely with his patients and their referring physicians to ensure that all understand the patient’s cardiac risks and outcomes, and overall plan for patient care.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- Event Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- 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
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Chamber Enlargement
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiomyopathy
- Carotid Artery Occlusion
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- 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
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- 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 (HEART ATTACK)
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- 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
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- 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
- Vasculitis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Dysfunction
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lipid Profile
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Palpitation Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
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
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-EPO Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- POS OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Administrators
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- OA Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Network OA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Navigate
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HighMark
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship Program: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2010)
Residency Program: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2006)
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine (2002)