Suzanne Siefert Kool, MD| Vascular Surgery | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Vascular Surgery
Languages: English
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About me
Suzanne Kool, MD, is a vascular surgeon at MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute with office hours at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, and MedStar Harbor Hospital. Dr. Kool specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of arterial and venous disease. This includes aortic aneurysms and dissections, carotid artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, limb salvage, and venous insufficiency. As a vascular surgeon, she uses medical treatments, endovascular or minimally invasive techniques, as well as open surgical techniques to manage and treat diseases of the vascular system.
Dr. Kool received her medical degree from the University of Virginia Medical School. She then completed a general surgery residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where she also completed an NIH-funded research fellowship in their Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Disease. Finally, she did a fellowship in vascular surgery at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center before joining MedStar. Dr. Kool has published and presented nationally on vascular diseases.
Philosophy of Care
“My goal as a healthcare provider is to help choose the best treatment option for my patients. This involves collaborating with my patients by discussing and taking into account their treatment goals and overall goals for quality of life. I hope to give my patients as much information as they want or need in order for them to understand their diagnosis and treatment options, and to be able to make an informed decision.
“Communication is a vital element in the care of any patient, especially when a comprehensive approach is necessary. Vascular disease is usually not an isolated disease process. For this reason, I work closely with patients, referring physicians, and other team members to address any lifestyle habits or health conditions that may be related to the patient’s diagnosis.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Lower Limb Edema
- Lymphedema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Venous Embolism
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Abdominal Aortic Dissection
- Aneurysm
- Aneurysm Of Ascending Aorta
- Aneurysm Of The Leg
- Aneurysm Of The Peripheral Arteries
- Angioplasty And Stenting Of The Carotid Artery
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm Rupture
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Stenosis
- Arm Artery Blockage
- Arterial Blood Clots
- Arterial Embolism
- Arterial Occlusion
- Arterial Ulcers
- Artery Blockage In The Legs
- Artery Disorders
- Atheroembolism
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atherosclerosis Of Leg Arteries
- Atherosclerosis Of The Arm
- Atherosclerosis Of The Femoral Arteries
- Blocked Arteries In Legs
- Blood Clot In Leg
- Blood Clots In Legs
- Capillary Diseases
- Carotid Artery Blockage
- Carotid Artery Occlusion
- Carotid Artery Stenosis
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Circulatory System Disorders
- Claudication
- Compartment Syndrome
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Reattachment And Amputation
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Congenital Malformations Of Skin
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dialysis Access
- Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
- Endoleak
- Endoleak Repair
- Foot Joint Pain
- Hip And Thigh Blood Vessel Injury
- Hip And Thigh Reconstruction
- Iliac Artery Blockage
- Infected Aortic Graft
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
- Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis
- Internal Iliac Artery Disease
- Intestinal Ischemia
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Leg Artery Disease
- Leg Pain Due To Poor Circulation
- Leg Pain From Poor Circulation
- Leg Ulcer
- Leg Ulcers
- Lower Leg Blood Vessel Injury
- Lower Limb Edema
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Lymphedema
- May Thurner Syndrome
- Mesenteric Artery Blockage
- Mesenteric Artery Disease
- Mesenteric Artery Stenosis
- Mesenteric Ischemia
- Neck Injury
- Orthopedic Implant Complications
- Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Phlebitis
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Raynaud's Disease
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Artery Thrombosis
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Blood Vessel Injury
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Spider Veins
- Subclavian Artery Stenosis
- Superficial Thrombophlebitis
- Superior Vena Cava Obstruction
- Swelling In Legs
- Thoracic Aortic Disease
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm
- Thorax Blood Vessel Injury
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Vascular Graft Infection
- Vascular Malformation
- Vascular Stenosis
- Vascular Tumors
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Insufficiency
- Venous Ulcers
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Abdominal Wall Stoma Repair
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Angioaccess Arteriovenous Fistula Ligation
- Angiography
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortography
- Arteriovenous Anastomosis
- Arteriovenous Fistula Revision
- Atherectomy
- Balloon Dilation
- Bypass Graft
- Carotid Angioplasty And Stenting
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Angioplasty
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Carotid Stenting
- Cerebral Atherosclerosis Treatment
- Common Carotid Artery Dilation
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Deep Vein Thrombosis Management
- Dialysis
- Dialysis Access
- Dialysis Graft Placement
- Dilation Of Left External Iliac Artery With Stent
- Dilation Of Left Iliac Artery
- Dilation Of Right External Iliac Artery
- Dilation Of Upper Vein
- Duplex Scan Of Aorta
- Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovascular Repair Of Femoral Artery
- Endovascular Treatment
- Endovenous Laser Ablation Of Varicose Veins
- Endovenous Laser Therapy
- External Iliac Artery Supplement
- Extirpation Of Right Femoral Vein
- Factor Vii Infusion
- Femoral Artery Stenting
- Femoropopliteal Bypass Surgery
- Fluoroscopy Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries
- Fluoroscopy Right Upper Extremity Arteries
- Gastric Surgery
- Graft Placement
- Iliac Artery Stenting
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Infected Graft Excision
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Insertion Of Infusion Device Into Lower Vein
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Leg Pain Treatment
- Limb Salvage
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Lymphedema Management
- May Thurner Syndrome Treatment
- May-Thurner Syndrome Treatment
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mesenteric Artery Bypass
- Mesenteric Artery Stenting
- Microphlebectomy
- Muscle Injection
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Percutaneous Dilation Of Common Iliac Artery
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Peripheral Angioplasty
- Plain Radiography Abdominal Aorta
- Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Pseudoaneurysm Treatment
- Pulmonary Edema Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pump Therapy
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Renal Artery Angioplasty
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Sclerotherapy Of Varicose Veins
- Skin Tag Removal
- Soft Tissue Tumor Treatment
- Spider Vein Treatment
- Splenic Artery Ligation
- Stent Placement
- Stent Placement In Trachea
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Subclavian Artery Stenting
- Thoracic Outlet Decompression
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Treatment
- Thread Vein Removal
- Thromboendarterectomy
- Thromboendarterectomy With Patch Graft
- Thrombolysis
- Translumbar Aortography
- Transluminal Balloon Angioplasty
- Upper Extremity Angioplasty
- Varicose Vein Stripping
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Vascular Access Creation
- Vascular Access Device Care
- Vascular Access Revision
- Vascular Embolization
- Vascular Malformation Treatment
- Vascular Reconstruction
- Vascular Stenting
- Vascular Testing
- Vein Sclerotherapy
- Vena Cava Catheter Introduction
- Vena Cava Filter Insertion
- Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Venous Insufficiency Treatment
- Venous Stasis Ulcer Treatment
- Venous Stenting
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Vertebral Artery Stenting
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
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- First Health PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Network OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Direct
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- POS OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Fellowship: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (2017)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (2008)