Edward V. Platia, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Edward V. Platia, MD, is a cardiologist specializing in cardiac electrophysiology at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and professor of Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine.
He was raised in Easton, Pennsylvania, graduating first in his class of 600 from Easton Area High School. He received his Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Lafayette College, graduating first in his engineering class. Obtaining his medical degree at Johns Hopkins University, he completed his residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Stanford University Medical Center, followed by a cardiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins, training with Dr. Michel Mirowski, inventor of the implantable defibrillator, and Dr. Morton Mower, inventor of the biventricular (CRT) pacemaker. He remained on the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty for several years and was director of the cardiac electrophysiology laboratory before coming to MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
His clinical practice, research interests and publications, which include the textbook Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias, have been in the field of cardiac arrhythmias. He is vice president of the international credentialing board of cardiac electrophysiology specialists, International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE).
Practice Focus
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Cardiac electrophysiology
- Cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators, including laser explantation
- Catheter ablation of arrhythmias
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
- International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Channelopathies
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Palpitations
- 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
- Arrhythmia Monitoring
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Monitoring
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Failure Device Therapy
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Palpitation Treatment
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Tilt Table Test
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- 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
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- POS OA
- Sentara Health
- Navigate
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Student Resources
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Network OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1982)
Residency: ValleyCare-Stanford Health Care (1979)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1978)
Internship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1977)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1976)