About me
Abhinav Sood, MD, is an interventional cardiologist at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. Dr. Sood is board-certified in internal medicine, echocardiography, nuclear medicine, adult cardiovascular medicine, and interventional cardiology. He specializes in treating coronary artery diseases, complex coronary artery disease, chronic total occlusions, and valvular heart diseases.
Dr. Sood uses minimally invasive procedures to treat a wide range of heart and valvular conditions, such as aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, mitral stenosis, mitral regurgitation, atrial fibrillation, and chronic total occlusion. He is particularly interested in treating cryptogenic strokes and preventing their recurrence, especially in otherwise young healthy adults. He also specializes in performing left atrial appendage occlusion to prevent strokes in patients suffering from atrial fibrillation unable to tolerate blood thinners.
Dr. Sood’s primary research interest is developing ways to reduce atrial fibrillation after TAVR procedures. He is also keenly interested in improving quality of life for patients with chronic total occlusion despite taking their prescribed medications.
“I believe in keeping explanations simple and treating my patients like family. Referring doctors should know I’m approachable and welcome communication via phone, text, or email.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Stress Test
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Coronary Angiography
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Stent Placement
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Refractory Angina
- Transradial Catheterization
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Coronary Angiography
- Abnormal Stress Test
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Anomalies Of The Coronary Artery
- Aortic Diseases
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of The Aorta
- Athletic Heart Syndrome
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Angina
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chronic Total Occlusion
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Fistula
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Exercise Intolerance
- Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Family History Of Sudden Cardiac Death
- Genetic Cardiomyopathy
- Giant Cell Myocarditis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis
- Iliac Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Myocardial Infarction (MI)
- Myocarditis
- Myxoma
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Prinzmetals Angina
- Refractory Angina
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Failure
- Right Heart Failure
- Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Unstable Angina
Procedures I perform
- Atherectomy
- Balloon Catheter
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Collateral Vessel Closure
- Coronary Angiography
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Stent Placement
- Directional Atherectomy
- Embolic Protection Devices
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Laser Atherectomy
- Peripheral Angiography
- Peripheral Artery Angioplasty
- Rotational Atherectomy
- Stress Echo Cardiogram
- Thrombectomy
- Tilt Table Test
- Transradial Catheterization
- Transradial Coronary Angioplasty
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
- United Choice
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Choice Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Tricare for Life East
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Innovation Health: POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Kaiser Select
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Signature
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Carefirst EPO
- United Optimum Choice
- D-SNP)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- United Golden Rule
- Medicaid - Virginia
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Virginia Premier
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Tricare East Select
- I-SNP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- United Student Resources
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- United Navigate
- Tricare East Prime
- Cigna Indemnity
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology
Fellowship: Ascension Borgess Hospital (2024)
Fellowship: Providence Hospital and Medical Center-GME (2023)
Residency: Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai (2022)
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2015)
Medical School: Dayanand Medical College & Hospital (2011)