About me
Alison Wogatske, CRNP, is a nurse practitioner who is board certified in adult-gerontology acute care as well as family practice at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. She is also a nurse practitioner at MedStar Health Urgent Care. She specializes in the treatment of various pulmonary conditions including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer, pulmonary nodules, and tobacco use. Her memberships include the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Her approach to care prioritizes listening to patients and providing holistic services that address their specific wellness goals. During pulmonary consultations, she discusses medical histories with patients followed by evaluating their respiratory and lung functions. Working closely with experienced pulmonologists, the team then collaborates with patients to design personalized treatment plans. She is also a nurse educator who provides tobacco-smoking cessation counseling, lung cancer screenings, inhaler education, asthma management, and COPD management services.
Alison is dedicated to expanding access to lung cancer screenings to help more people identify the disease early and receive timely treatments. Her current clinical interests are asthma and tobacco-related lung diseases. She has a particular interest in the advancement of biologic therapies for severe and persistent asthmas. This type of medication is made from cells of living organisms and is modified to target antibodies, inflammatory molecules, or cell receptors. Referring physicians should know that Alison delivers evidence-based services and comprehensive support to help patients seamlessly navigate their continuum of care.
Philosophy of Care
“I strive to help all my patients optimally control their symptoms and live their best possible quality of life. My methods include creating a trusting environment where we can discuss their anxieties and barriers to comfort. Another approach is educating them about various screenings such as pulmonary function tests, which measure how well their lungs work. My overall goal is to be a reliable healthcare partner who is available every step of the way.
My joy of serving others extends into my personal life. For example, I enjoy crocheting and creating hats and blankets that are donated to infusion centers. Every act of kindness matters, and I’m happy to continue doing my part.”
Professional associations
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Emphysema
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Cancer Treatment
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Tobacco Cessation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Coughing Up Blood
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Dyspnea (SHORTNESS OF BREATH)
- Emphysema
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Fibrosis
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleural Effusion In Diseases Classified
- Pneumoconiosis Due To Inorganic Dusts
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax And Air Leak
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Eosinophilia
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Respiratory Conditions Due To External Agents
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Sarcoidosis
- Sleep Disorders
- Wheezing
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Bipap Therapy
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Cancer Treatment
- Lung Transplant
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Respiratory Failure Treatment
- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Tobacco Cessation
- Tracheostomy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
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
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Network OA
- Aetna Basic
- Employee Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HighMark
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Optimum Choice
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- POS OA
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- First Health PPO
- Navigate
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: Emory University Hospital (2021)
Graduate: George Washington University School of Medicine (2017)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Role of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Crisis Response, AACN Advanced Critical Care, Winter 2022