About me
Dr. David A. Strouse, MD, is an cardiac electrophysiologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. In addition to seeing patients, he also serves as the Chief of Complex Ablation and Chief of Virginia Outreach Programs for the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute. As a cardiac electrophysiology specialist, Dr. Strouse works with a focus on understanding and treating abnormal electrical heart activity, which commonly includes conditions like atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, tachycardia, and bradycardia.
Procedures and services performed by Dr. Strouse include complex catheter based ablations of all cardiac arrhythmias, epicardial ablation, cryoablation, radiofrequency ablation, the WATCHMAN procedure, heart rhythm device implantation, genetic counseling for heart conditions, and managing the treatment of genetic heart conditions.
Dr. Strouse has collaborated in over 45 studies and trials dealing with topics relating to electrophysiology, including novel ablation techniques and new modalities of pacing. He is most interested in new techniques for ablation in treating complex arrhythmias. Clinically, his goal is to always be on the cutting-edge of cardiac electrophysiology treatments, performing the most sophisticated procedures and using the newest technologies available.
Dr. Strouse received his medical degree from University of Maryland School of Medicine, where he conducted research in pathophysiology. He then completed a residency program in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. Dr. Strouse then went on to complete a fellowship in cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology at New York University Medical Center.
Philosophy of Care
“My goal is to always be the patient’s advocate, be responsive to questions, and think of the patient as a member of my family. My treatment recommendations always consider the patient’s needs and circumstances first.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Flutter
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endometrial Extraction
- Event Recorder Implantation
- Heart Failure Device Therapy
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Extraction
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wireless Event Recorder Monitoring
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
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
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Indemnity
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- First Health PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Passport
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-EPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Network OA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Tricare Reserve Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst NASCO
- POS OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Navigate
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2002)
Residency: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2001)
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine (1998)
Medical School: University of Maryland-Baltimore (1995)