Alena Lira, MD| Cardiac Critical Care | MedStar Health
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Bleeding Disorder
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Dissection Of Aorta
- Encephalopathies
- Hypotension
- Hypovolemia
- Intracranial Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Metabolic Acidosis
- Renal Failure
- Respiratory Failure
- Right Heart Failure
- Sepsis
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Procedures I perform
- Arterial Line Placement
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Central Line Insertion
- Chest Tube Insertion
- Circulatory Assist Devices
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
- Intra Aortic Balloon Pump
- Lumbar Puncture
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Median Sternotomy
- Pacemaker Placement
- Paracentesis
- Renal Replacement Therapy Education
- Right Heart Catheterization
- Thoracentesis
- Thoracostomy
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Ultrasound
Insurance
MedStar Medical Group accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Medical Group, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)"
- Medicare Fee for Service
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- CFBCBS EPO
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)"
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)"
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO"
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Tricare Prime
- FIRST HEALTH
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship Program: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2014)
Residency Program: NYC Health Hospitals/Kings County (2012)
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (2007)