Margaret Harvey Granitto, CRNP| Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Margaret Harvey Granitto, PhD, ANP-BC, RN is a certified nurse practitioner with MedStar Health, where she cares for a diverse range of cardiology patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
Ms. Granitto brings decades of experience to her position, working in several specialty cardiac centers throughout the region including the cardiac catheterization laboratory and the renowned transplant program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. During her career, her research on a wide variety of cardiology-related topics has been published in numerous professional and peer-reviewed journals. She also served on the faculty at Georgetown University from 2008 to 2023 while maintaining an active clinical practice.
She is a member of the American Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau International.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial 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
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- 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 Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- 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
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-POS
- UHC Passport
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open POS II
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II
- IH-EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice POS
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Network OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Direct
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Navigate
- United Student Resources
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Allied Health Education: Catholic University of America (1987)