Lauren M Ervin, CNM| Gynecology, Obstetrics And Gynecology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Ervin has been a full-scope certified nurse-midwife since January 2014. She enjoys working side by side with her fellow nurse-midwives and physician colleagues to provide evidence-based, patient-centered care. Her midwifery passions include physiologic birth, true informed decision-making, and supporting women as they become mothers.
Dr Ervin graduated from the University of Virginia School of Nursing and joined the U.S. Navy after graduation. She was a labor and delivery nurse for ten years prior to becoming a nurse-midwife. She received her midwifery education at Frontier Nursing University in Hyden, Kentucky. Dr Ervin was chosen as a Jonas Foundation Scholar to complete a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at Frontier Nursing University. Her project was a strategic plan for the development of social support groups for military women experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Dr. Ervin also teaches part-time in a master's degree program training student nurse-midwives.
When she is not seeing patients for birth, pregnancy, or gynecologic health, Dr Ervin enjoys running, yoga, gardening, reading, and attending her four children's sporting and theater events.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Exam
- Cesarean Delivery
- Fertility Counseling
- Fetal Cri-Du-Chat Syndrome Management
- Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
- Gynecological Examination
- Infectious Disease Treatment
- Menopause Counseling
- Pap Smear
- Pelvic Exam
- Prenatal Care
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Vaccinations
- Well-Woman Exam
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Antenatal Screening Abnormalities
- Bartholin's Gland Diseases
- Breast And Lactation Disorders In Pregnancy
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Candidiasis
- Cervix Uteri Disorders
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Endometriosis
- False Labor
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Female Genital Pain
- Female Genital Tract Polyp
- Female Infertility
- Female Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gestational Hypertension
- Herpes
- Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
- High Risk Pregnancy
- Hypertension In Pregnancy, Including Preeclampsia
- Late Pregnancy Complications
- Leiomyoma Of Uterus
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Cervix Uteri
- Maternal Care For Fetal Problems
- Maternal Diseases
- Menstrual Disorders
- Multiple Gestations
- Obstetric Trauma
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Ovary, Fallopian Tube And Broad Ligament Disorders
- Painful Urination
- Perineal Laceration During Delivery
- Polyhydramnios
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
- Pregnancy Nausea
- Pregnant State
- Premature Placenta Separation
- Premature Rupture Of Membranes
- Preterm Labor
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Spontaneous Abortion
- Tubal Pregnancy
- Uterine And Vaginal Bleeding Abnormalities
- Uterine Infections
- Uterus Problems
- Uti (URINARY TRACT INFECTION) During Pregnancy
- Vagina And Vulva Inflammation And Infections
- Vulva And Perineum Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Cervical Exam
- Cesarean Delivery
- Fertility Counseling
- Fetal Cri-Du-Chat Syndrome Management
- Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
- Fetal Monitoring
- Gynecological Examination
- Infectious Disease Treatment
- Menopause Counseling
- Pap Smear
- Pelvic Exam
- Prenatal Care
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Vaccinations
- Well-Woman Exam
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
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare FFS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HighMark
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Network OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Sentara Health
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- OA Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Student Resources
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Midwifery Certification Board, Midwifery
Medical School: Frontier Nursing University (2015)
Awards
- MedStar Patient Safety Hero November 2021 https://www.facebook.com/medstarstmarys/photos/a.360242300667722/6945999462091940/