Brenda Jean Beckett, ACNP MS| Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Lobectomy
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Achalasia
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Adhesions After Cardiac Surgery
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Arch Aneurysm
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Atelectasis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Benign Pharyngeal Tumors
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchomalacia
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Cyst
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chest Injury
- Chest Wall Deformity
- Chest Wall Tumors
- Collapsed Lung
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) After Cardiac Surgery
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophageal Stricture
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Heart Block
- Heart Block After Cardiac Surgery
- Heart Transplant Surgery
- Heart Valve Repair
- Hemothorax
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Inferior Vena Cava Syndrome
- Intestinal Perforation
- Liver Abscess
- Liver Transplantation
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Fibrosis
- Lung Masses
- Lung Metastases
- Lung Transplant Complications
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mediastinitis
- Mesothelioma
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction (HEART ATTACK)
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Pectus Excavatum
- Pericardial Effusion After Cardiac Surgery
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleural Plaques
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonia After Cardiac Surgery
- Pneumothorax
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Pulmonary Sequestration
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Rib Fracture
- Right Ventricular Aneurysm
- Sarcoidosis
- Scoliosis
- Septal Defects
- Sternal Wound Infection After Cardiac Surgery
- Surgical Site Infection
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thoracic Empyema
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm
- Thymic Cancer
- Thymoma
- Thymus Tumors
- Tracheal Cancer
- Tracheal Stenosis
- Transposition Of The Great Arteries
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Vaginal Fistula
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Myxoma Excision
- Cardiac Transplant
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Cystitis Treatment
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastric Surgery
- Heart Failure Surgery
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Hyperhidrosis Surgery
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Intraaortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Lobectomy
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
- Mitral Valve Reconstruction
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
- Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Valvuloplasty
- Ventricular Assist Device
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
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
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-HMO
- Optimum Choice
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- First Health PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- UHC Passport
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Basic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Navigate
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: Georgetown University School of Nursing (2005)