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