Christine Smith, CRNP| Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- Exercise Stress Test
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- 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 Regurgitation
- Arteriosclerosis
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Valve Implant
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Right Heart Catheterization
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Angioplasty
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Preventive Cardiology
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
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
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE for Life East
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Employee Health Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Network OA
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS II
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HighMark
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna HMO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst EPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- OA Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA Indemnity
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Allied Health Education: University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Nurs (2009)