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
- 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 Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- 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
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Recorder Implantation
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Extraction
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- 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
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- First Health PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Network OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst EPO
- UHC Passport
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- POS OA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
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)