Overview
Farooq Sheikh is a Cardiologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Sheikh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sarcoidosis. His top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 104 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 15 articles in the study of Sarcoidosis.
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Locations
110 Irving St NW, Washington, DC 20010
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.
2 Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Nisha A. Gilotra is a cardiologist in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Division of Cardiology with expertise in advanced heart failure, including the care of heart transplant and ventricular assist device patients. Dr. Gilotra specializes in inflammatory cardiomyopathies, including sarcoidosis, myocarditis and inherited causes of cardiomyopathy. Dr. Gilotra received her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA. She completed her medical residency, general cardiology fellowship and advanced heart failure fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Between fellowships, she served as an Assistant Chief of Service for the Department of Medicine. Dr. Gilotra is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sarcoidosis. Her top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Myocarditis, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy.
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Jonathan Chrispin, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Division of Cardiology, Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia, as well as an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Chrispin focuses on all aspects of clinical electrophysiology, including pacemaker/defibrillator implantation and complex catheter ablation for atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. Dr. Chrispin received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Vanderbilt University. He completed intern and residency training in internal medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he also completed a fellowship in cardiovascular disease and served as chief clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellow. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the Heart Rhythm Society. Dr. Chrispin directs the Ventricular Arrhythmia Ablation and Research program, focusing on using advanced cardiac imaging to better understand the structural substrate associated with the development of ventricular arrhythmias and using artificial intelligence to improve the risk stratification of sudden cardiac death. Further, he is involved in developing clinical trials to improve the safety and efficacy of catheter ablation for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia. His work has led to Dr. Chrispin publishing in a number of international journals, including Circulation, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Journal, Nature Cardiovascular Research, Journal of the American Heart Association, and EP Europace. Dr. Chrispin is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sarcoidosis. His top areas of expertise are Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, Sarcoidosis, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Medstar Heart Institute LLC
Ajay Kadakkal is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Kadakkal has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sarcoidosis. His top areas of expertise are Cardiac Amyloidosis, Sarcoidosis, Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis, and Heart Failure. Dr. Kadakkal is currently accepting new patients.
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
- Elite
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Sheikh isElite. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Sheikh isElite. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Heart FailureDr. Sheikh isElite. Learn about Heart Failure.
- SarcoidosisDr. Sheikh isElite. Learn about Sarcoidosis.
- Distinguished
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Sheikh isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- MyocarditisDr. Sheikh isDistinguished. Learn about Myocarditis.
- Primary AmyloidosisDr. Sheikh isDistinguished. Learn about Primary Amyloidosis.
- Primary Localized Cutaneous AmyloidosisDr. Sheikh isDistinguished. Learn about Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis.
- Pulmonary EdemaDr. Sheikh isDistinguished. Learn about Pulmonary Edema.
- Advanced
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Familial Transthyretin Amyloidosis
- Familial Ventricular TachycardiaDr. Sheikh isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Ventricular Tachycardia.
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
- Heart TransplantDr. Sheikh isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- NecrosisDr. Sheikh isAdvanced. Learn about Necrosis.
- Experienced
- AnginaDr. Sheikh isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Sheikh isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Sheikh isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Sheikh isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Sheikh isExperienced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Bone Marrow AspirationDr. Sheikh isExperienced. Learn about Bone Marrow Aspiration.

