Heidi Joy Appel, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Languages: English
Only sees patients in a hospital setting and does not schedule visits.
About me
Heidi Appel, MD, is a pediatric critical care physician at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed a dual internship and residency at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Appel then went on to complete a pediatric pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship program at Northwestern University. Dr. Appel is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Anaphylactic Shock
- Anaphylaxis
- Brain Death
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coagulopathy
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Complications
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hemodynamic Instability
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypokalemia
- Hypoxia
- Intestinal Transplant Complications
- Ischemic Stroke In Children
- Liver Transplant Complications
- Lung Transplant Complications
- Meningitis
- Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
- Myocarditis
- Neonatal Respiratory Distress
- Neonatal Respiratory Failure
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
- Pneumothorax
- Poisoning
- Postoperative Complications
- Respiratory Failure
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Sepsis
- Septic Shock
- Shock
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Status Epilepticus
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Tension Pneumothorax
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Traumatic Brain Injury In Children
Procedures I perform
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Management
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treatment
- Allergy
- Antiarrhythmic Therapy
- Apnea Monitoring
- Bispectral Index Monitoring
- Blood Component Transfusion
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Cardiac Arrest Management
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardioversion
- Chest Physiotherapy
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- Electrocardiogram
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Inotropic Therapy
- Intraosseous Line Placement
- Lumbar Puncture
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Tracheostomy
- Transcutaneous Oxygen Monitoring
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Concentrated Care Center Ground Level Room CG201 Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-7428Fax 202-444-2613
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
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Navigate
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- POS OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare Direct
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HighMark
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Network OA
- OA Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Fellowship: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (1999)
Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (1994)
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (1991)