About me
Steven Abramowitz, MD, is Chair of Vascular Surgery for MedStar Health and a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery. As a board-certified vascular surgeon, he specializes in the treatment of aortic disease including aneurysms and dissection, venous occlusive disease, carotid artery disease, and peripheral arterial disease including critical limb ischemia and claudication through the use of endovascular and open surgical techniques.
Dr. Abramowtiz's clinical interests include central venous occlusive disease, aortic aneurysmal disease, vascular access for hemodialysis, peripheral vascular disease, and limb salvage. His research interests currently include vascular surgery education, iliocaval reconstruction, and the treatment of critical limb ischemia.
Dr. Abramowitz received his medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine. He then completed his residency in integrated vascular surgery at the Mount Sinai Medical Center before joining MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Abramowitz is the only physician at MedStar Washington Hospital Center performing endovascular iliocaval reconstruction, a two-stage minimally invasive reconstructive technique that has been paramount in the treatment of patients diagnosed with vena caval stenosis and central venous occlusive disease. Central venous occlusion is a debilitating disease, which, if left untreated, results in limb laceration and chronic limb ischemia.
Dr. Abramowitz is an advocate for the improvement of postoperative recovery for patients receiving radial artery catheterization procedures. These improvements will help individuals being treated for venous disease heal faster, allowing them to walk sooner after surgery. He is also an advocate for finding ways to incorporate minimally invasive techniques into open surgery in order to reduce healing times as well as the exposure that comes with open surgical procedures.
Philosophy of Care
"It's important to me that my patients fully understand their diagnosis and that they are a part of their treatment. By understanding what their goals are and what they expect for their care, I am able to tailor their treatment to meet their expectations.
I put my patients' interests first and try to do what's best for them. I create life-long treatment plans for my patients because there is no quick fix for vascular disease.
When I work with referring physicians, I aim to serve as an extension of their care plan partner. Continued communication, as well as a relationship with referring physicians, is a key factor in successful treatment."
Clinical areas of focus
- Endovascular Treatment
- May Thurner Syndrome Treatment
- Spider Vein Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Varicose Vein Treatment
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aorta Restriction
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortography
- Bypass Graft
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Angioplasty
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Carotid Stenting
- Common Carotid Artery Dilation
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Dialysis
- Dialysis Access
- Dialysis Graft Placement
- Dilation Of Inferior Vena Cava
- Dilation Of Left External Iliac Artery With Stent
- Dilation Of Left Iliac Artery
- Dilation Of Right External Iliac Artery
- Duplex Scan Of Aorta
- Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovascular Repair Of Femoral Artery
- Endovascular Repair Of Thoracic Aorta
- Endovascular Treatment
- Endovenous Laser Ablation Of Varicose Veins
- External Iliac Artery Supplement
- Extirpation Of Right Femoral Vein
- Fluoroscopy Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries
- Fluoroscopy Right Upper Extremity Arteries
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Limb Salvage
- Limited Duplex Scan Of Aorta
- May Thurner Syndrome Treatment
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mesenteric Artery Stenting
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Reoperation Of Distal Vessels
- Revascularization
- Sclerotherapy Of Varicose Veins
- Spider Vein Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Thoracic Aorta Restriction
- Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Thoracic Outlet Decompression
- Thromboendarterectomy With Patch Graft
- Translumbar Aortography
- Transluminal Balloon Angioplasty
- Ultrasonic Guidance
- Ultrasonography Inferior Vena Cava
- Ultrasonography Left Upper Extremity Veins
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Vascular Access Device Care
- Vascular Embolization
- Vascular Stenting
- Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Venous Stasis Ulcer Treatment
- Vertebral Artery Stenting
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
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Sentara Health
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Navigate
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UHC Passport
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-HMO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine (2009)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
View Dr. Abramowitz's work with endovascular iliocaval reconstruction, as an effective treatment in vena caval stenosis and occlusion.