Cynthia J. Bither, MSN NP| Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Atrial Flutter
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Echocardiography
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmia
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Circulatory System Complications
- Clotting Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Edema
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Valve Problems
- Heart Valve Vegetation
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- 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
- Myocarditis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Personal Risk Factors
- Postprocedural States
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shock
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Test
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Echocardiography
- 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
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Preventive Cardiology
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Assist Device Interrogation
- Ventricular Assist Device Therapy
- 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
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Navigate
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst NASCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences (1994)