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