Richard Ira Weinstein, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Richard Weinstein, MD, FACC, is a cardiologist who provides diagnostics and treatment of general heart conditions and specializes in non-invasive testing, nuclear cardiology, and transesophageal echocardiography. He is board certified by the American College of Cardiology and the American Board of Internal Medicine.
As a long-time leader at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Dr. Weinstein serves as the hospital’s Director of Echocardiography, Associate Medical Director of Quality, and Chairman of the Peer Review Committee.
Dr. Weinstein’s philosophy of care is “I strive to partner with each of my patients, serving as a consultant in their lifelong healthcare journey.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
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 Disorders
- 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 Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Claudication
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- 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 Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Valve Disorders
- 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
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- 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
- Rheumatic Fever With Heart Involvement
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- 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
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Care
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Management
- Electrocardiogram
- Event Monitoring
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Palpitation Treatment
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- 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
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Network OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Student Resources
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst EPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- OA Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Sentara Health
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- First Health PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (1995)
Residency: George Washington University Hospital (1992)
Internship: George Washington University Hospital (1990)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1989)