Ebony Rebecca Alston, DNATMED MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Ebony Alston sees patients at the following locations:
9105 Franklin Square Drive
Suite 209
Baltimore, MD 21237
Phone: 410-574-1330
Fax: 410-574-2691
12 MedStar Boulevard
Suite 175
Bel Air, MD, 21015
Phone: 410-877-8088
Ebony Alston, MD is a cardiologist with MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.
Dr. Alston treats patients with coronary artery disease, heart rhythm disorders, high cholesterol, hypertension, and congestive heart failure. She has a particular interest in, and emphasizes much of her practice on, preventive cardiology.
Dr. Alston seeks to understand the whole patient—integrating lifestyle modifications with medical therapies to develop an individualized cardiovascular treatment plan.Trained in naturopathic medicine, Dr. Alston offers a unique background and perspective when treating her patients. She works to optimize each patient’s cardiovascular health by incorporating evidence based medicines, cardiovascular tests, diet, exercise, and stress reduction regimens.
Dr. Alston views her relationship with patients as a partnership. She places great importance on getting to know each patient and discussing their individual concerns so that she can provide them the most appropriate tools to help them become healthier individuals.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Event Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- 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 Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Malformations Of Cardiac Chambers And Connections
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Inherited Heart Conditions
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Myopathies
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- 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
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- 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 Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Angioplasty
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Pacemaker Measurement
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- 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
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lipid Profile
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Normatec Compression Therapy
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Peripheral Artery Disease Screening
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- 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
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HighMark
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Navigate
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Network OA
- UHC Passport
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO
- Optimum Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Drexel College of Medicine Hahnemann University Hospital (2017)
Residency: Cleveland Clinic (2014)
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina (2011)
Medical School: Bastyr University (2005)