Nelson L. Bernardo, MD| Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Nelson L. Bernardo, MD, specializes in Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Bernardo is the medical director of the Peripheral Vascular Laboratory at MedStar Heart Institute. He is also the director for Peripheral Intervention at the Cardiovascular Research Institute at MedStar Research Institute. He is also the co-chair for cardiac peripheral vascular diseases.
In addition, Dr. Bernardo serves as an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology at the Medical College of Virginia campus of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine.
Dr. Bernardo publishes extensively in his field. He lectures frequently at meetings and conferences, both nationally and internationally.
Dr. Bernardo was the clinical investigator or co-investigator in dozens of trials in the field of cardiology and cardiovascular disease. He is currently involved in a number of ongoing trials and clinical studies.
Dr. Bernardo is involved in peer review for numerous publications, including Angiology and Journal of Invasive Cardiology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angiography With Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Heart Attack
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Stent Placement
- Transradial Catheterization
- Unstable Angina
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Angina
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atherosclerosis
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Carotid Artery Stenosis
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Implantable Defibrillators
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Gallbladder Disease
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Mesenteric Artery Blockage
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Legs
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Superior Vena Cava Obstruction
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Unstable Angina
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vertebral Artery Stenosis
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortography
- Atherectomy
- Balloon Angioplasty
- Balloon Dilation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Coronary Angiography With Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Revascularization
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Dilation Of Femoral Artery With Drug
- Dilation Of Left External Iliac Artery With Stent
- Dilation Of Left Posterior Tibial Artery With Stent
- Dilation Of Posterior Tibial Artery With Drug
- Dilation Of Right Circumflex Artery With Balloon
- Electrophysiologic Study
- Endoluminal Imaging Of Coronary Vessel
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Endovascular Repair Of Femoral Artery
- Endovascular Treatment
- Fluoroscopy Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries
- Fragmentation Of Femoral Artery
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Laser Lithotripsy
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Percutaneous Dilation Of Common Iliac Artery
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Transluminal Revascularization
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pump Therapy
- Radial Artery Dilation
- Revascularization, Endovascular, Tibial, Peroneal Artery
- Septal Ablation
- Stent Placement
- Stenting Of Left Main Coronary Artery
- Stenting Of Right Coronary Artery
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- Thoracic Aorta Fluoroscopy
- Thoracic Aortography
- Transradial Catheterization
- Vein Needle Introduction
- Venous Closure Device Placement
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
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Navigate
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HighMark
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Network OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
Education
Fellowship: Virginia Commonwealth University (1999)
Fellowship: Virginia Commonwealth University (1998)
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (1995)
Internship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (1992)
Medical School: University Of The East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (1986)