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
- 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
- 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
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Biopsy
- 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
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
PHC Bldg 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- POS OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Sentara Health
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HighMark
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare Direct
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Navigate
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Administrators
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optimum Choice
- First Health PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Police and Fire Clinic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
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)