Lowell F. Satler, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Valvular Disease Cardiology
Languages: English
202-877-3339
About me
Lowell Satler, MD, is Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Training and Educational Center and Director of Coronary Interventions at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Satler was one of the key physicians in the launch of the Structural Heart Disease Program, which advocates the use of percutaneous techniques to treat valvular disorders when standard surgery is not recommended.
In collaboration with Children's National Medical Center, he developed the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program -- the only program in the region designed to follow patients with congenital heart defects from birth to adulthood. This program is fully staffed by congenital heart cardiologists to meet stringent requirements for multidisciplinary care.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Satler is an active investigator and serves as principal investigator for 21 interventional cardiology research protocols to improve patient outcomes in the treatment of coronary artery disease, congenital heart disease, carotid artery diseases, and other conditions.
In collaboration with AT&T, Dr. Satler developed CodeHeart, a wireless application that allows physicians to view ECGs and participate in real-time videoconferencing over a secure network. This technology was designed to improve heart attack diagnoses in the field, but can be used in all aspects of medical care to facilitate communication between experts and remote locations, thus enhancing treatment provided by first responders and shortening patient waiting time for treatment.
Dr. Satler writes and publishes extensively on the topic of invasive cardiology. His repertoire includes more than 300 scholarly publications in peer-reviewed journals and nearly 400 abstracts. In addition, he serves on the editorial boards of several cardiology journals, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology,Catheterization and Cardiovascular Intervention, and the Journal of Invasive Cardiology. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiology. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the American College of Cardiology, the American Medical Association, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Satler earned his medical degree from Albany Medical College in New York. He completed a residency in Medicine at Albany Medical Center and a Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, AL.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Cardiac Arrest
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Drug Eluting Stent
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Attack
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocardial Infarction
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Unstable Angina
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Shock
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiac Valve Vegetation
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chronic Total Occlusion
- Circulatory System Complications
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Stenosis
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- Heart Valve Vegetation
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Myocarditis
- Myopathies
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Refractory Angina
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Transposition Of The Great Arteries
- Unstable Angina
- Valve Fibrosis
- Valve Leaflet Issues
- Vascular Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Valve Dilation
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Supplement
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Bilateral Cardiac Sampling And Pressure
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Cell Therapy
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation
- Cardiac Output Assistance
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Coronary Angiography With Bypass Graft
- Coronary Angiography With Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Arterial Pressure Measurement
- Coronary Artery Revascularization
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Artery Ultrasound
- Coronary Flow Reserve Measurement
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Dilation Of Right Circumflex Artery With Balloon
- Drug Eluting Stent
- Endoluminal Imaging Of Coronary Vessel
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- External Heart Assist System Insertion
- Fluoroscopy Of Left Internal Mammary Bypass Graft
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Myocardial Infarction (MI) Treatment
- Occlusion Of Left Atrial Appendage
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Percutaneous Transcatheter Septal Reduction
- Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Transluminal Revascularization
- Pericardial Window Creation
- Radial Artery Dilation
- Stent Placement
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- Transradial Catheterization
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Tricuspid Valve Supplement With Synthetic Substitute
- Twist Drill Hole With Ventricular Catheter
- Valvuloplasty
- Vestibuloplasty
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
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Basic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- POS OA
- Beech Street PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Network OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Employee Health Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (1984)
Fellowship: University of Alabama Medical Center-Birmingham (1983)
Residency: Albany Medical Center (1981)
Internship: Albany Medical Center (1979)
Medical School: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1978)