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