About me
Minhal Makshood, MD, is a board-certified general and preventive cardiologist at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. She treats a broad spectrum of cardiovascular conditions, with particular expertise in women’s health and cardio-obstetrics.
Dr. Makshood focuses on preventing and managing cardiovascular disease in both men and women. Her approach is comprehensive and personalized, integrating lifestyle changes such as exercise, stress management, and nutrition with evidence-based therapies and advanced diagnostic tools. She offers individualized and culturally sensitive counseling to support sustainable changes that promote long-term heart health. With Level III training in echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography, she performs and interprets advanced cardiac imaging with precision, ensuring accurate diagnoses and informed treatment decisions.
A specialist in women’s cardiovascular health and cardio-obstetrics, Dr. Makshood is deeply committed to improving outcomes for women across the reproductive lifespan, particularly in addressing the rising rates of maternal morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular disease. She counsels women with pre-existing cardiac disease on the safety of pregnancy and provides close monitoring before, after, and during pregnancy, including guiding labor and delivery and postpartum care. In collaboration with maternal-fetal physicians, she treats a wide variety of pregnancy-related cardiac conditions such as preeclampsia, hypertensive disorders, heart failure, and cardiomyopathy of various etiologies. Overall, Dr. Makshood has a unique understanding of the presentation of cardiac disease in women and how hormonal changes, particularly in menopause, affect cardiac risk.
Dr. Makshood’s research centers on pregnancy-related cardiovascular disease and ethnic disparities in heart health. She is especially passionate about reducing risk factors in South Asian populations, who are disproportionately affected by premature coronary artery disease. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Risk Reports, and JACC: Case Reports, and she has presented at international conferences, including the Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy (CPP) meeting.
Dr. Makshood completed her medical training at Albany Medical College, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. She then did her residency at Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, where she was selected to serve as Chief Resident. After her residency, she completed a three-year general cardiology fellowship with specialized training in women’s health and cardio-obstetrics. She went on to do a one-year advanced fellowship training in advanced imaging with a focus on echocardiography and nuclear imaging.
Throughout her career, Dr. Makshood has been recognized for her clinical excellence, research contributions, outstanding character, and integrity. She received the Lou and Nancy Endowed Research Fellowship to support her research during her fellowship at Johns Hopkins and the Hynson Howell Marwell, Jr. Scholarship for embodying qualities such as respect and dedication to helping others from diverse backgrounds.
She is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiography, and the American Heart Association.
Philosophy of Care
“I believe that every patient, regardless of gender, race, socioeconomic status, or background, deserves compassionate, personalized, and high-quality cardiovascular care. My guiding philosophy centers on health equity, cultural humility, and patient empowerment, with a particular commitment to addressing the unique cardiovascular risks faced by women, especially during and after pregnancy, and by racially marginalized communities."
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Arrhythmia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Palpitations
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Ablation Therapy
- Angioplasty
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Angioplasty
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Management
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Murmur Treatment
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lipid Profile
- Myocardial Infarction Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Interrogation
- Palpitation Treatment
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Permanent Pacemaker Insertion
- Preventive Cardiology
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stent Placement
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Syncope Treatment
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Practice locations
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18101 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 4100
Olney, MD, 20832
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
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Sentara Health
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Navigate
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE East Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst NASCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2025)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2024)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center-GME/Registrar (2020)
Medical School: Albany Medical College (2017)