About me
Stuart Gould, MD, is a board-certified general cardiologist with MedStar Cardiology Associates at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. He is also Physician Safety Officer and currently sits on the Credentialing Committee at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center.
Dr. Gould sees patients for all cardiac diseases, including coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, valvular heart disease, orthostatic hypotension, and neurocardiogenic syncope, among others. His sub-specialties focus on cardiac imaging, including nuclear stress tests, echocardiography, and vascular testing. He performs diagnostic and treatment procedures such as transesophageal echocardiograms and cardioversions.
Dr. Gould places emphasis on the prevention of cardiovascular disease. His clinical interests involve helping people prevent cardiovascular disease by treating risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, stress, and anxiety, in addition to promoting exercise and healthy eating. He is also passionate about helping people who have neurocardiogenic syncope to prevent fainting spells.
He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Michigan. After receiving his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Dr. Gould completed an internal medicine residency and general cardiology fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he also served as Chief Resident.
Philosophy of Care
“I prioritize patient-centered care that focuses on the needs of my patients and their families by providing individualized diagnostic and therapeutic care for cardiovascular disease. This includes screening patients for cardiovascular disease and helping them treat and diagnose any cardiovascular risk factors that may predispose them to developing heart disease.”
“Being a family man with a wife and three children, I cherish the importance of including families in the process of care. I want to provide the best cardiovascular care available for my patients, making sure that they and their families understand the disease process as well as how we can effectively co-manage and co-treat it. I make sure that I am always available to address any issues and concerns that my patients or their family members have.”
“As a third generation Washingtonian, I have built a strong community of friends and family. I am proud to provide health care that improves the quality of life for my patients and their community. I like to contribute in other ways as well and am very active within the Olney community by volunteering with various organizations.
“I have an open-door policy with referring physicians and prioritize seeing referral patients in a timely manner.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardioversion
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Disorders
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiac Valve Tumors
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Men
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Duplex Scan Of Aorta
- Duplex Scan Of Carotid Artery
- Electrocardiogram
- Exercise Stress Test
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Zio Monitoring
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 Medi Blue SNP
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Core Essential (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE for Life East
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Navigate
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Network OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-EPO Plus
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2010)
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2007)
Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine (2003)