About me
Dr. Virginia Steen is a Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine and is the Chief of Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She did her medical school at the University of Pittsburgh, Internal medicine residency at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and her rheumatology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh where she stayed on the faculty until moving to Georgetown in 1995.
Dr Steen is an internationally recognized expert in Systemic Sclerosis and has been involved in research and clinical trials for scleroderma throughout her career. She co-established the Pittsburgh Scleroderma Database which has resulted in more than 200 publications about all aspects of scleroderma. She led a nationwide study on pulmonary hypertension in scleroderma and has been a leader in the exciting clinical trials in scleroderma and Raynaud’s over the last 20 years. She has been the rheumatology representative for several pulmonary guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary fibrosis and was on the Pregnancy Guidelines for Rheumatic Diseases.
She is a Master of the American College of Rheumatology and received an award for Excellence in Investigational Mentoring also from the ACR. She has received multiple awards from the National Scleroderma Foundation including Doctor of the Year, several educational awards and the Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Steen is a member of the Magis Society at Georgetown University, Excellent in Teaching, as well as she received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Georgetown Women in Medicine.
Awards
- Master of American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
- Life Time Achievement Award for Scleroderma Foundation
- Excellence in Investigative Mentoring - ARC
- Outstanding Achievement Award – Georgetown University Department of Medicine
Research
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Autoantibodies In Autoimmune Diseases
- Dermatomyositis
- Eosinophilic Fasciitis
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Undifferentiated Connective Disease
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Autoantibodies In Autoimmune Diseases
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- Dermatomyositis
- Eosinophilic Fasciitis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Interstitial Pneumonitis With Autoimmune Features (IPAF)
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Undifferentiated Connective Disease
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Modified Rodnan Skin Score (IN SCLERODERMA)
- Nailfold Capillaroscopy (EVALUATION OF RAYNAUD’S DISEASE)
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 6th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-7547Fax 202-444-7797
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
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- OA Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- HighMark
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Sentara Health
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Passport
- Aetna HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Administrators
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (1980)
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System (1977)
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (1975)