Amber Nicole Boler, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Amber Boler, MD, FACC, is a board-certified cardiologist with MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. She treats a broad range of cardiovascular conditions with a special interest in women’s cardiovascular health, cardio-oncology, and cardiac imaging. She is board-certified in cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, and internal medicine.
Dr. Boler uses a holistic approach to preventing and managing heart disease. She integrates evidence-based medical therapies with lifestyle modification to guide treatment plans. She encourages and empowers her patients to take an active and informed role in managing their cardiovascular health.
Dr. Boler completed her medical degree at Ohio State University College of Medicine, where she graduated cum laude and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. She then completed an internal medicine internship and residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center, followed by cardiology fellowship training at the Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Boler is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a professional member of the American Society of Echocardiography, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Physicians. She is a passionate educator who enjoys teaching medical students and resident physicians.
Dr. Boler enjoys running, hiking, and weight lifting in her free time. She speaks conversational Spanish.
Philosophy of Care
“My philosophy of care is rooted in a holistic and patient-centered approach to cardiovascular health. Each patient presents with unique circumstances, and I am committed to creating a personalized treatment plan that addresses their specific needs, preferences, and goals. I strongly emphasize the foundational role of lifestyle interventions, particularly nutrition and physical activity, along with evidence-based medical therapies to promote optimal cardiovascular outcomes and long-term wellness.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Breathing
- Atrial Flutter
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Hypertension
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Sleep Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Arrhythmia
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Benign Neoplasm Of Intrathoracic Organs
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Circulatory System Complications
- Circulatory System Disorders
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Malformation Syndromes Affecting Multiple Systems
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Cough
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
- Gout
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Failure
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Postprocedural States
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Respiratory Disorders
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shock
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sleep Disorders
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Ablation Therapy
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Angioplasty
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Test
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Management
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Stenting
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Murmur Treatment
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lipid Profile
- Myocardial Infarction Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Interrogation
- Palpitation Treatment
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Peripheral Angioplasty
- Permanent Pacemaker Insertion
- Preventive Cardiology
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stent Placement
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Syncope Treatment
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Ventricular Assist Device
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HighMark
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- POS OA
- UHC Passport
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optimum Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Beech Street PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science (2019)
Residency: Loma Linda University Hospital Medical Center (2016)
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine (2013)