Overview
Rita King is a Cardiologist in Olney, Maryland. Dr. King is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. Her top areas of expertise are Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Fainting, and Liver Failure.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
18105 Prince Philip Dr, Olney, MD 20832
1145 19th St Nw, 311 Mmg At 19th Street Nw, Washington, DC 20036
18101 Prince Philip Dr, Olney, MD 20832
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Thomas Stephen Metkus is an assistant professor of cardiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research focuses on using cardiac physiology for risk stratification and therapeutics in non-cardiac critical illness such as sepsis and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and optimizing the management of non-cardiac organ failure in primary cardiac diseases such as heart failure and acute coronary syndromes. Dr. Metkus received his undergraduate degree from Boston University College of Engineering. He earned a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed a residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. After completing residency, Dr. Metkus was a clinical fellow at both Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Prior to joining the faculty at the Johns Hopkins Medical School he was an instructor of medicine at the Harvard Medical School. His educational focus includes teaching clinical cardiology and critical care, echocardiography, and electrocardiography to students, residents, and fellows at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Videos Dr. Thomas Metkus. Dr. Metkus is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Arterial Embolism, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
Sherman Kahan MD PA
Hitesh Patel is a Cardiologist in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Patel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Necrosis, and Hypertension.
Johns Hopkins Endoscopy & Surgery Center - Columbia
Dr. Jose Madrazo is a general cardiologist in the Johns Hopkins Division of Medicine, and an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and completed his residency at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Dr. Madrazo pursued a cardiovascular fellowship with a focus on echocardiography at the Washington University School of Medicine before joining the Hopkins faculty. Dr. Madrazo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Attack.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Experienced
- Arterial EmbolismDr. King isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. King isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- FaintingDr. King isExperienced. Learn about Fainting.
- Familial Neurocardiogenic SyncopeDr. King isExperienced. Learn about Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope.
- Hypertensive Heart DiseaseDr. King isExperienced. Learn about Hypertensive Heart Disease.
- Liver FailureDr. King isExperienced. Learn about Liver Failure.

