Ashley Nicole Cullen, CRNP| Vascular Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Ashley N. Cullen, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, RNFA, is an advanced practice registered nurse practitioner specializing in vascular surgery. Certified and licensed in family practice, she possesses extensive knowledge in the management of acute and chronic diseases in patient populations ranging from infancy to geriatric.
Ms. Cullen is also certified as an RN First Assistant in Surgery, providing her with the skills to assist on a variety of open and endovascular surgeries, including carotid endarterectomy, transcarotid artery revascularization, open and endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair, dialysis access creation and revision, lower extremity bypass and endarterectomy, lower extremity endovascular procedures, and venous procedures.
In addition to her surgical role, Ms. Cullen treats patients in the outpatient setting, offering diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of vascular conditions such as peripheral arterial disease, aortoiliac occlusive disease, carotid artery disease, aneurysmal disease, and venous insufficiency. She is dedicated to providing continuity of care—guiding patients from initial evaluation through treatment and ongoing management to improve their quality of life and overall vascular health.
She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Society of Vascular Nursing.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Aneurysm Of The Peripheral Arteries
- Atherosclerotic Disease
- Carotid Artery Stenosis
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- Mesenteric Artery Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Subclavian Artery Stenosis
- Vascular Testing
- Venous Insufficiency Treatment
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Amputation
- Aneurysm
- Aneurysm Of The Peripheral Arteries
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm Rupture
- Arterial Blood Clots
- Arterial Occlusion
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atherosclerotic Disease
- Blood Clots In Legs
- Carotid Artery Stenosis
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dialysis Access
- Dialysis Access Complications
- Infected Aortic Graft
- Mesenteric Artery Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Artery Thrombosis
- Subclavian Artery Stenosis
- Surgical Site Infection
- Swelling In Legs
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Amputation
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Dialysis Access
- Endovascular Surgery
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Leg Revascularization
- Lower Extremity Artery Repair
- Renal Artery Stenosis Treatment
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stent Placement
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Vascular Surgery
- Vascular Testing
- Venous Insufficiency Treatment
- Venous Ulcer 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
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Administrators
- POS OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Student Resources
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- First Health PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Medical Education: Chamberlain College of Nursing (2018)