About me
Rajiv A. Kabadi, MD, MS, is the Director of Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices at the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. He is fellowship-trained in cardiac electrophysiology and cardiovascular disease, and serves patients throughout the northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Baltimore regions. Dr. Kabadi specializes in diagnosing and treating patients with abnormal heartbeats, known as arrhythmias.
Dr. Kabadi's clinical expertise encompasses the entire gamut of clinical electrophysiology, which includes all varieties of slow and fast heart rhythm disturbances. His special interests include physiologic pacing of the cardiac conduction system and complex ablation of supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias. Dr. Kabadi’s approach with patients is individualized and holistic, and he emphasizes clear communication, using plain English to describe the diagnosis and treatment plan. When working with referring physicians, Dr. Kabadi recognizes the importance of close communication and collaboration.
In order to provide exceptional care for his patients, Dr. Kabadi is firmly committed to a life-long pursuit of learning and advancing the rapidly evolving field of cardiac electrophysiology through research. His academic interests include mapping and ablation of complex arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, novel cardiac pacing techniques, and ablation using hybrid approaches for supraventricular and ventricular tachycardias. Dr. Kabadi's research works have appeared in highly respected journals such as Heart Rhythm, the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, and PACE. He holds active memberships with the American College of Physicians, the Heart Rhythm Society, and the American College of Cardiology.
As an undergraduate student, Dr. Kabadi studied biomedical engineering and graduated cum laude from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. Realizing that he wanted to use the technology he was designing to help people, he went on to earn his medical degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY. At this prestigious private institution, he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Medical Honor Society for his outstanding academic performance.
After graduation, he completed his internal medicine residency training at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, where he spearheaded multiple investigator-initiated clinical studies and independently completed advanced graduate coursework in human clinical investigations. From there, he pursued advanced fellowship training in cardiovascular disease at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. During this time, he conducted research into the role of frequent premature ventricular contractions in the development of cardiomyopathy and was recognized with the Outstanding Fellow Scholar Award presented by the Department of Medicine. Prior to joining the faculty at the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, Dr. Kabadi was a fellow in clinical cardiac electrophysiology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Kabadi enjoys spending time with his family, traveling the world, exercising and weight-lifting, and exploring the many international cuisines in the Washington DC metropolitan area.
Philosophy of care
Our patients place an incalculable level of trust in their healthcare providers, and the only strategy I have to be worthy of such tremendous responsibility is to treat each one the way I would my own family members. My goal at the end of each and every encounter is for my patients and their loved ones to walk away with a clear understanding of their personalized treatment plans. I hope that they leave my office feeling empowered over their medical care, minimizing any loss of agency they may experience at the hands of their disease. I know that each patient is unique, and I want to listen to their stories to ensure that I create an effective treatment plan tailored to their needs and lifestyles.
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator
- Pacemaker
- Palpitations
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Anomalous Atrioventricular Excitation
- Arrhythmias During Pregnancy
- Arrhythmias In Adults With Congenital Heart Diseases
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Tachycardia
- Atrioventricular Block
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia
- Atrioventricular Reentrant Tachycardia
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Channelopathies
- Cardiac Conduction Defects
- Cardiac Device Infection
- Cardiac Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complete Atrioventricular Block
- Complex Arrhythmia
- Conduction Defects
- Familial Arrhythmias
- Family History Of Sudden Cardiac Death
- First Degree Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Lead Malfunction
- Left Bundle Branch Block
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Lown Ganong Levine Syndrome
- Pacemaker Infection
- Pacemaker Malfunction
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Paroxysmal Tachycardia
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
- Pre Excitation Syndrome
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Beats
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presyncope
- Right Bundle Branch Block
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sinoatrial Node Dysfunction
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tachycardia Bradycardia Syndrome
- Trifascicular Block
- Type 1 Second Degree Heart Block
- Type 2 Second Degree Heart Block
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Procedures I perform
- 4D Flow Mri
- Ablation Arrhythmogenic Focus
- Ablation Av Node
- Ablation For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Fibrillation Cryoablation
- Atrial Fibrillation Radiofrequency Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM)
- Cardiac Device Implant
- Cardiac Devices
- Cardiac Implantable Device Replacement
- Cardiac Mapping
- Cardioversion
- Convergent Procedure
- Defibrillator Malfunction
- Holter Monitor
- Implantable Cardiac Monitor Procedure
- Implantable Defibrillator
- Intracardiac Catheter Ablation
- Intravenous Lead Extraction
- Lariat Procedure
- Laser Lead Extraction
- Lead Extraction
- Loop Recorder
- Pacemaker
- Pacemaker And Icd Interrogation
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Rhizotomy
- Remote Cardiac Device Monitoring
- Replacement Of Defibrillator
- Resynchronization Therapy
- Tilt Table Test
- Transvenous Lead Extraction
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wearable Defibrillator
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
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Cigna EPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- I-SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Innovation Health: PPO
- D-SNP)
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Golden Rule
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Virginia Premier
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Innovation Health: POS
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Select
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Tricare East Select
- United Choice
- United Navigate
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Tricare East Prime
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- United Optimum Choice
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare for Life East
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Choice Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Carefirst EPO
- Medicaid - Virginia
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Signature
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Medstar Washington Hospital Center (2024)
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (2022)
Residency: Sidney Kimmel Medical College (2019)
Medical School: New York Medical College (2016)