Edward Ian Morris, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
About the Provider
Edward Morris, MD, is a board-certified cardiologist with MedStar Cardiology Associates at the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, heart attack, stroke, atrial fibrillation, congenital heart failure, peripheral arterial disease, and valvular heart disease, among others.
Dr. Morris’s practice focuses on thorough diagnostic testing that includes techniques such as nuclear cardiological stress tests, stress echocardiograms, treadmill stress tests, echocardiograms, Holter monitoring, event monitoring, carotid duplex studies, leg arterial studies, and venous duplex studies.
His clinical interest is nuclear cardiology, a specialty that uses non-invasive techniques to diagnose various cardiovascular conditions. He is also passionate about educating patients on the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Morris received his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine. He then joined Duke Medical Center, where he completed an internal medicine residency, a cardiology fellowship, and a specialty fellowship in nuclear cardiology. He has been named a “Top 20 Cardiologist” by the Washingtonian from 2009 to 2016.
Philosophy of Care
“Many cardiovascular events can be prevented. I stress prevention to my patients who are at risk of having a cardiac event. To those that have already had a cardiac event, I try to work on preventing another one from occurring by helping them to incorporate healthy lifestyle changes and, if indicated, medication.
“I care deeply for each one of my patients’ overall well-being and emphasize the importance of understanding that overall health is important to cardiovascular health.
“I’m open to all cardiovascular disease referrals and pledge to work in conjunction with my referring physicians to achieve the overall best health of their patients.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cholesterol Screening
- Event Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chagas' Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Ebstein's Anomaly
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Valve Problems
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Internal Iliac Artery Disease
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Pleural Effusion
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachyarrhythmia
- Tachycardia
- Tetralogy Of Fallot
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Dysfunction
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Electrocardiogram
- Event Monitoring
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Murmur Treatment
- Heart Transplant
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Palpitation Treatment
- Preventive Cardiology
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Syncope Treatment
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
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
- IH-POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- OA Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Employee Health Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HighMark
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Sentara Health
- UHC Passport
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Duke University School of Medicine (1997)
Residency: Duke University Internal Medicine Program (1994)
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine (1991)