Kathryn S. Hilgartner, NP| Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology, Cardiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Echocardiography
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Treatment
- Lymphedema
- Palpitations
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Syncope
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atherosclerotic Disease
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Clotting Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gout
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Cholesterol Screening
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Echocardiography
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension Treatment
- Lymphedema
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Stress Echocardiography
- Subcutaneous Cardiac Rhythm Monitor System Evaluation
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Assist Device Interrogation
- Wireless Event Recorder Monitoring
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
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- OA Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HighMark
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- Navigate
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- First Health PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: University of Maryland School of Nursing (2004)