About me
Chadi Abouassaly, MD, is a cardiac critical care specialist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Abouassaly received his medical degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine. He completed an internship and residency program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Abouassaly went on to complete a fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is board certified in surgery and surgical critical care.
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Intraaortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Pacemaker Placement
- Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
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
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna HMO
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II
- First Health PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HighMark
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Network OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS II
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Basic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2009)
Residency: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Medical School: University of Iowa (2002)
