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