About me
Zayd Eldadah, MD, PhD, is Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. Dr. Eldadah completed a medical degree, a PhD in Human Genetics, and a residency in internal medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He then stayed at Johns Hopkins to complete fellowships in clinical cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology before joining the faculty at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in 2004.
He has been certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and cardiac electrophysiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and Heart Rhythm Society. As a cardiac electrophysiologist, Dr. Eldadah specializes in the treatment of heart rhythm conditions, and he employs therapies from very basic lifestyle management, such as structured diet, exercise, and stress reduction techniques, to selective drug therapies when needed, and for more complex conditions, highly technology-driven treatments involving state-of-the-art pacemakers, defibrillators, and other cardiac rhythm management devices as well as catheter ablation techniques.
Dr. Eldadah's clinical interests include all aspects of heart rhythm care with a special focus on atrial fibrillation and the use of medical devices to improve quality of life. His research interests include improving existing technology and developing newer, more novel ways of understanding and curing heart rhythm problems. Dr. Eldadah's research also focuses on the role of human genetics in atrial fibrillation, the risk of sudden cardiac death, and other conditions of the heart and body.
Cardiac electrophysiology blends the art of personalized, highly individualized care with the power and promise of modern technology to make people better. Dr. Eldadah focuses on identifying the most effective and appropriate ways of approaching heart rhythm conditions through novel therapies as well as improvements to current technologies. His mission is to deliver the therapy of the future today and always to bring his patients the very best and latest advances that modern technology has developed.
Dr. Eldadah enjoys music, travel, spending time with his family, especially sports with his two sons, living a healthy lifestyle, and staying fit.
Philosophy of Care"Every individual human body has developed within a unique set of circumstances, genetics, and environmental influences. Because each patient is an individual, we cannot be effective caregivers if we use a one-size-fits-all strategy to deliver care. Rather, we must understand as much as we can about each individual and craft a care plan that is respectful, thoughtful, scientifically sound, and humane. We must always balance risks and benefits in a way that maximizes the good we can bring to our patients, who have placed their trust in us to achieve exactly this.
"Medicine is evolving constantly and rapidly, and what we understand today will almost certainly be modified in the near future. It is my intention always to offer patients the very best, state-of-the-art care and to ensure that every decision we make is a mutual oneâand one rooted in evidence, experience, and careful thought. My patients are the reason I come to work every day, and no reward is greater than seeing them get better and resume their lives to the fullest."
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Block
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Palpitations
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Pacemaker Infection
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Defibrillator Threshold Testing
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Endometrial Extraction
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Interrogation
- Pacemaker Optimization
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
PHC Bldg 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
110 Irving St NW
Ste 5A-12
Washington, DC, 20010
163 Thomas Johnson Dr
Ste E
Frederick, MD, 21702
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
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- POS OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- OA Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Network OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE East Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UHC Passport
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Sentara Health
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna VA Exchange
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2004)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2002)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1999)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1996)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025