Farooq Hameed Sheikh MD
Heart Failure & Transplantation
System Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure Program, MedStar Health/Georgetown University School of Medicine
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110 Irving St NWWashington, DC 20010
Overview of Dr. Sheikh
Dr. Farooq Sheikh is a cardiologist in Washington, DC and is affiliated with MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College and has been in practice 23 years. Dr. Sheikh accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 271 doctors at MedStar Washington Hospital Center who specialize in Cardiology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2009 - 2010- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2006 - 2009
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
New York Medical CollegeClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
DC State Medical License 2011 - 2028
VA State Medical License 2011 - 2028
MD State Medical License 2010 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2005 - 2007
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical Trials
- The ARIES HeartMate 3 Pump IDE Study Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 14
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Inpatient Initiation of Target-Dose ACE Inhibitors and Lower Risk of Death or Kidney Failure in Veterans With HFrEF: Results From the National DCVA-HF Registry.Cherinne Arundel, Venkatesh K Raman, Sijian Zhang, Helen M Sheriff, Jessica J Logan
Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2026-08-21 - Clinical Impact of Heart Failure Readmissions in HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients.Flavia Tejada Frisancho, Richa Gupta, Zhi Li, Ezequiel J Molina, Ajay Kadakkal
ASAIO Journal. 2026-08-17 - Factors Associated With Outpatient Palliative Care Use in Patients With Long-Term Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Use.Marc El Khoury, Richa Gupta, Patrick Creechan, Michael Hockstein, Victor J Avila-Quintero
Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2026-08-01
Professional Memberships
- Member
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna HMO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POSUnited Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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