Benjamin Allan Hyde, AGACNP DNP| Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiac Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Mitral Valve Repair
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adhesions After Cardiac Surgery
- Aneurysm Of Ascending Aorta
- Aneurysm Of Descending Aorta
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Arch Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Rupture
- Complications Of Cardiac Surgery
- Complications Of Heart Transplant
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- Leaking Heart Valve
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Conditions
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Pericardial Effusion After Cardiac Surgery
- Postoperative Bleeding
- Reoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Sternal Wound Infection After Cardiac Surgery
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Septal Defect
Procedures I perform
- Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Bentall Procedure
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Surgery
- Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Excision Of Left Atrium
- Heart Failure Surgery
- Heart Transplantation
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
- Mitral Valve Reconstruction
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Occlusion Of Left Atrial Appendage
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus Repair
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Reoperation, Coronary Artery Bypass
- Robotic Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
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
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Medicare Direct
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Navigate
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Graduate: University of Maryland School of Nursing (2024)