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Dr. Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD

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(693 Ratings)

Specializes in: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

New York Medical College (2003)

Professional interests include: cardiomyopathy, ventricular assist device (VAD), transplant procedures, and more.

1830 Town Center Drive Suite 405
Reston, VA 20190

(202) 877-7685

Dr. Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD is a cardiologist in Washington, DC specializing in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. He graduated from New York Medical College in 2003 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD is affiliated with MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Health and MEDSTAR HEART INSTITUTE LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

110 Irving Street, NW 1st Floor
Washington, DC 20010

Address:

110 Irving Street Northwest Mhvi-1st Floor North Addition
Washington, DC 20010

Address:

1830 Town Center Drive Suite 405
Reston, VA 20190

Some issues Dr. Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

In The News

“"It is with great excitement that our center has enrolled the first U.S. patient in the MAGNITUDE trial, a pivotal study assessing a new avenue of treatment for human diseases, specifically...”—"MedStar Health Launches Participation in Phase 3 MAGNITUDE Gene-Editing Study with First U.S. Heart Patient Treated at MedStar Washington Hospital Center", Channel 8 News, May 2024

doctor visit	289
hospital care	1064
inpatient care	1065

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	158
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	12
Less than 65	90

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	64
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

doctor visit	238
hospital care	1133
inpatient care	1134

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	160
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	102

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	62
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

doctor visit	304
hospital care	1148
inpatient care	1149

**Gender**
Male	380
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	382
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	22
Less than 65	238

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	62
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

doctor visit	289
hospital care	1063
inpatient care	1064

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	66
Black	192
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	106

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	64
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

doctor visit	328
hospital care	1260
inpatient care	1261

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	213
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	11
Less than 65	121

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	57
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

doctor visit	338
hospital care	988
inpatient care	989

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	219
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	13
Less than 65	102

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	56
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

doctor visit	374
hospital care	905
inpatient care	888
outpatient care	17

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	229
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	18
Less than 65	104

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	54
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

doctor visit	354
hospital care	1083
inpatient care	1084

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	218
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	16
Less than 65	92

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	57
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

doctor visit	680
hospital care	1657
inpatient care	1658

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD treated as a cardiologist in Washington, DC were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

doctor visit	357
hospital care	1145
inpatient care	1143
outpatient care	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	177
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	78
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	49
85 and over	9
Less than 65	95
65 to 74	107

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, heart failure, hypertension and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	47
Atrial Fibrillation	28
Cancer	9
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD graduated from New York Medical College in 2003. He completed residency at Columbia University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology and has a state license in District of Columbia.

Medical School: New York Medical College (2003)

Residency: Columbia University Medical Center (2006)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

Licensed In: District of Columbia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

MedStar Health

MEDSTAR HEART INSTITUTE LLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, MAMSI, First Health PPO, Blue Choice, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, TRICARE, Community Care Network (CCN), Coventry, TRICARE Reserve Select, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Aetna HMO, Kaiser Select, Kaiser Permanente, CIGNA EPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, CIGNA Indemnity, AmeriHealth, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Coventry National Network PPO, Amerigroup, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Virginia Premier Health Plan, WellPoint, Aetna, CIGNA Network Open Access, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), HealthyBlue PPO, MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice, CareFirst NASCO, CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO, Traditional Medicare Fee for Service, United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO), Innovation Health: Open POS Plus, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families, Carefirst EPO, Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus, United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program, CareFirst Administrators, United Student Resources, United Select HMO - EPO/NPP, United MD IPA Preferred (POS), United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO), Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP), Innovation Health: Network Only Plus, United MD IPA (HMO), United Choice Plus, CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans), Innovation Health: PPO, HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance, United Choice, United Optimum Choice, Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus), Innovation Health: POS, Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS), Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus, United Select Plus (POS), CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced, United Erickson Advantage Plans, Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice, Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS), Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN), D-SNP), I-SNP, CareFirst MedStar PPO, CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity, United Core Essential (HMO), Innovation Health: POS Plus, HumanaChoice PPO, United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP, Innovation Health: Open POS II, Innovation Health: Indemnity, United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose, Veterans Affairs Community Care Network, United Navigate, Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO, Police and Fire Clinic and CareFirst MedStar Select PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

MAMSI

First Health PPO

Blue Choice

Golden Rule

Great-West Healthcare

TRICARE

Community Care Network (CCN)

Coventry

TRICARE Reserve Select

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Aetna HMO

Kaiser Select

Kaiser Permanente

CIGNA EPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

CIGNA Indemnity

AmeriHealth

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Coventry National Network PPO

Amerigroup

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Virginia Premier Health Plan

WellPoint

Aetna

CIGNA Network Open Access

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

HealthyBlue PPO

MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice

CareFirst NASCO

CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO

Traditional Medicare Fee for Service

United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)

Innovation Health: Open POS Plus

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families

Carefirst EPO

Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus

United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program

CareFirst Administrators

United Student Resources

United Select HMO - EPO/NPP

United MD IPA Preferred (POS)

United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)

Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)

Innovation Health: Network Only Plus

United MD IPA (HMO)

United Choice Plus

CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)

Innovation Health: PPO

HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance

United Choice

United Optimum Choice

Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)

Innovation Health: POS

Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)

Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus

United Select Plus (POS)

CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced

United Erickson Advantage Plans

Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice

Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)

Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)

D-SNP)

I-SNP

CareFirst MedStar PPO

CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity

United Core Essential (HMO)

Innovation Health: POS Plus

HumanaChoice PPO

United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP

Innovation Health: Open POS II

Innovation Health: Indemnity

United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

United Navigate

Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO

Police and Fire Clinic

CareFirst MedStar Select PPO

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Dr. Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 693 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Farooq Hameed Sheikh, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Washington, DC.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-05-01