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
- 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
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Ste 5A-12
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- POS OA
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HighMark
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare Direct
- Network OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Employee Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Navigate
- Medicare FFS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- OA Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UHC Passport
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- First Health PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA EPO
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)