Carolina Isabel Valdiviezo Schlomp, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Carolina Isabel Valdiviezo, MD, is an attending cardiologist at the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She’s board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and adult echocardiography.
Her clinical interests include atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular disease prevention, cardiac CT, echocardiography, stress testing, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease in pregnancy.
Dr. Valdiviezo-Schlomp completed her medical degree at the Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara and completed residency training at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Her cardiovascular disease fellowships include Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and John Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Philosophy of Care
“I listen carefully to my patients, believe in good communication, and use a team approach. After learning about their lifestyle and daily habits, l give the pros and cons of different treatments, so together, with their primary care physician, we can customize the treatments that will produce the best outcomes. ”
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Event Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- 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 Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Cardiac Chambers And Connections
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- 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 Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Qt Syndrome
- 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
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- 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
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lipid Profile
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Pericardial Cavity Drainage
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UHC Passport
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-POS
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Sentara Health
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice POS
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Medicare Direct
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- OA Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2011)
Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Yeshiva University (2009)
Residency: Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai (2007)
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center-GME (2004)
Medical School: Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara (2000)