About me
Dr. David A. Strouse, MD, is an cardiac electrophysiologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. In addition to seeing patients, he also serves as the Chief of Complex Ablation and Chief of Virginia Outreach Programs for the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute. As a cardiac electrophysiology specialist, Dr. Strouse works with a focus on understanding and treating abnormal electrical heart activity, which commonly includes conditions like atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, tachycardia, and bradycardia.
Procedures and services performed by Dr. Strouse include complex catheter based ablations of all cardiac arrhythmias, epicardial ablation, cryoablation, radiofrequency ablation, the WATCHMAN procedure, heart rhythm device implantation, genetic counseling for heart conditions, and managing the treatment of genetic heart conditions.
Dr. Strouse has collaborated in over 45 studies and trials dealing with topics relating to electrophysiology, including novel ablation techniques and new modalities of pacing. He is most interested in new techniques for ablation in treating complex arrhythmias. Clinically, his goal is to always be on the cutting-edge of cardiac electrophysiology treatments, performing the most sophisticated procedures and using the newest technologies available.
Dr. Strouse received his medical degree from University of Maryland School of Medicine, where he conducted research in pathophysiology. He then completed a residency program in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. Dr. Strouse then went on to complete a fellowship in cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology at New York University Medical Center.
Philosophy of Care
“My goal is to always be the patient’s advocate, be responsive to questions, and think of the patient as a member of my family. My treatment recommendations always consider the patient’s needs and circumstances first.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Flutter
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Ablation
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- 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 Resynchronization Therapy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endometrial Extraction
- Event Recorder Implantation
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Extraction
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wireless Event Recorder Monitoring
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
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
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OA Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Basic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Navigate
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- POS OA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HighMark
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
- UHC Passport
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2002)
Residency: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2001)
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine (1998)
Medical School: University of Maryland-Baltimore (1995)