Kusay Barakat, MD| Cardiology | MedStar Health
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Kusay Barakat, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Cardiology

Languages: English

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Clinical areas of focus

  • Abnormal Electrocardiogram (EKG)
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Cardiovascular Care
  • Chest Pain
  • Cholesterol Management
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Dyspnea On Exertion
  • Family History Of Heart Disease
  • Heart Disease In Women
  • Heart Murmur
  • Hypertension
  • Palpitations
  • Syncope
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Coronary Angiography
  • Abnormal Electrocardiogram (EKG)
  • Abnormal Stress Test
  • Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
  • Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
  • Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
  • Amyloidosis
  • Anomalies Of The Coronary Artery
  • Aortic Diseases
  • Aortic Regurgitation
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Aortic Ulcer
  • Aortic Valve Disease
  • Aortic Valve Sclerosis
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atherosclerosis Of The Aorta
  • Athletic Heart Syndrome
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Atrial Flutter
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
  • Atrial Tachycardia
  • Atrioventricular Block
  • Autoimmune Pericarditis
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve
  • Bradycardia
  • Cardiac Angina
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Cardiac Insufficiency
  • Cardiac Tamponade
  • Cardiac Tumor
  • Cardio Oncology
  • Cardiomegaly
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Cardiopulmonary Disease
  • Cardiorenal Syndrome
  • Cardiotoxicity
  • Carotid Aneurysm
  • Carotid Intimal Thickness
  • Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
  • Chemodectoma
  • Chest Pain
  • Cholesterol Disorders
  • Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
  • Coronary Artery Calcification
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Coronary Artery Fistula
  • Cyanotic Heart Disease
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Double Aortic Arch
  • Double Outlet Right Ventricle (DORV)
  • Dysautonomia
  • Dyspnea On Exertion
  • Edema
  • Eisenmenger Syndrome
  • Elevated Creatine Kinase
  • Exercise Intolerance
  • Familial Arrhythmias
  • Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Family History Of Heart Disease
  • Family History Of Sudden Cardiac Death
  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia
  • First Degree Heart Block
  • Genetic Cardiomyopathy
  • Giant Cell Myocarditis
  • Heart Disease In Women
  • Heart Murmur
  • Heart Problems
  • Heart Racing
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • Hypertension
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis
  • Infiltrative Disorders Of The Heart
  • Intestinal Ischemic Syndrome
  • Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
  • Kawasaki Disease
  • Left Bundle Branch Block
  • Left Heart Failure
  • Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
  • Lymphangitis
  • Lymphedema
  • Mitral Valve Disease
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse
  • Mitral Valve Regurgitation
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis
  • Mthfr Mutation
  • Myocardial Infarction (MI)
  • Myocarditis
  • Myxoma
  • Orthopnea
  • Orthostatic Hypotension
  • Palpitations
  • Papillary Muscle Disorders
  • Paraganglioma
  • Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Paroxysmal Tachycardia
  • Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (PAPVR)
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus
  • Patent Foramen Ovale
  • Pericardial Effusion
  • Pericarditis
  • Peripheral Edema
  • Pre Excitation Syndrome
  • Premature Atrial Contraction
  • Premature Beats
  • Premature Ventricular Contractions
  • Prinzmetals Angina
  • Pulmonary Artery Stenosis
  • Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis
  • Pulmonary Edema
  • Pulmonary Valve Disorders
  • Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
  • Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
  • Pulmonary Veno Occlusive Disease
  • Refractory Angina
  • Renal Vein Compression
  • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
  • Rheumatic Aortic Regurgitation
  • Rheumatic Aortic Stenosis
  • Rheumatic Diseases Of Pulmonary Valve
  • Rheumatic Fever
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Rheumatic Heart Failure
  • Rheumatic Mitral Regurgitation
  • Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
  • Right Bundle Branch Block
  • Right Heart Failure
  • Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
  • Secondary Hypertension
  • Sick Sinus Syndrome
  • Single Ventricle Defect
  • Subaortic Stenosis
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Syncope
  • Tachycardia
  • Tachycardia Bradycardia Syndrome
  • Tricuspid Regurgitation
  • Tricuspid Stenosis
  • Tricuspid Valve Disease
  • Type 1 Second Degree Heart Block
  • Type 2 Second Degree Heart Block
  • Unstable Angina
  • Valve Stenosis
  • Valvular Endocarditis
  • Valvular Heart Disease
  • Variant Angina
  • Vasospastic Angina
  • Vasovagal Syncope
  • Venous Tumors
  • Ventricular Aneurysm
  • Ventricular Arrhythmia
  • Ventricular Fibrillation
  • Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Viral Cardiomyopathy
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Procedures I perform

  • Abdominal Duplex Ultrasound
  • Adenosine Stress Test
  • Advanced Lipid Blood Tests
  • Anticoagulation
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Cardiac Risk Assessment
  • Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
  • Cardiovascular Care
  • Cholesterol Management
  • Collateral Vessel Closure
  • Coronary Brachytherapy
  • Directional Atherectomy
  • Dobutamine Stress Test
  • Electrocardiogram (EKG)
  • Electrophysiology Testing
  • Heart Health
  • Holter Monitor
  • Implantable Cardiac Monitor Procedure
  • In Office Cardiac Echocardiogram
  • In Office Cardiac Stress Test
  • Left Atrial Appendage Closure
  • Loop Recorder
  • Optical Coherence Tomography
  • Preoperative Evaluation
  • Preventative Cardiology
  • Prosthetic Heart Valves
  • Pulmonary And Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Rotational Atherectomy
  • Sports Related Cardiovascular Assessment
  • Stress Echo Cardiogram
  • Thallium Stress Test
  • Tilt Table Test
  • Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography
  • Transthoracic Echocardiogram
  • Vo2 Measurement
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Practice locations

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310 West 9th Street
Frederick, MD, 21701

301-694-5900
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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
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
    • United Choice Plus
    • United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • Tricare East Select
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Kaiser Select
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Cigna Choice Fund PPO
    • Kaiser Signature
    • Innovation Health: PPO
    • United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
    • Kaiser Select-Added Choice
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • Kaiser Medicare Plus
    • Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
    • CIGNA EPO
    • I-SNP
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Kaiser Flexible Choice
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • D-SNP)
    • Innovation Health: Indemnity
    • United Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
    • Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Cigna Indemnity
    • Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
    • United Student Resources
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
    • Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
    • United Core Essential (HMO)
    • Tricare for Life East
    • CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare
    • First Health PPO
    • Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Innovation Health: POS
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
    • United Choice
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
    • Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
    • United Select Plus (POS)
    • Cigna Network Open Access
    • United Golden Rule
    • Innovation Health: Open POS II
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • United MD IPA (HMO)
    • WellPoint Maryland
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
    • Aetna HMO
    • United Optimum Choice
    • Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
    • United Mamsi Life & Health
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
    • United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
    • United AARP Medicare Complete
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • United Navigate
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Cigna POS/Network POS
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Innovation Health: POS Plus
    • United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
    • Virginia Premier
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Cigna HMO Open Access
    • Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
    • Carefirst EPO
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Medicaid - District of Columbia
    • Tricare East Prime
    • Medicaid - Virginia
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Medicaid - Maryland
    • Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
    • United Group Medicare Advantage Plans

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease

Fellowship Program: Maryland General Health Care Ctr. (1979)

Residency Program: Good Samaritan Hospital (1978)