Edward Ian Morris, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
About the Provider
Edward Morris, MD, is a board-certified cardiologist with MedStar Cardiology Associates at the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, heart attack, stroke, atrial fibrillation, congenital heart failure, peripheral arterial disease, and valvular heart disease, among others.
Dr. Morris’s practice focuses on thorough diagnostic testing that includes techniques such as nuclear cardiological stress tests, stress echocardiograms, treadmill stress tests, echocardiograms, Holter monitoring, event monitoring, carotid duplex studies, leg arterial studies, and venous duplex studies.
His clinical interest is nuclear cardiology, a specialty that uses non-invasive techniques to diagnose various cardiovascular conditions. He is also passionate about educating patients on the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Morris received his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine. He then joined Duke Medical Center, where he completed an internal medicine residency, a cardiology fellowship, and a specialty fellowship in nuclear cardiology. He has been named a “Top 20 Cardiologist” by the Washingtonian from 2009 to 2016.
Philosophy of Care
“Many cardiovascular events can be prevented. I stress prevention to my patients who are at risk of having a cardiac event. To those that have already had a cardiac event, I try to work on preventing another one from occurring by helping them to incorporate healthy lifestyle changes and, if indicated, medication.
“I care deeply for each one of my patients’ overall well-being and emphasize the importance of understanding that overall health is important to cardiovascular health.
“I’m open to all cardiovascular disease referrals and pledge to work in conjunction with my referring physicians to achieve the overall best health of their patients.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cholesterol Screening
- Event Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- 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
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chagas' Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- 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
- Ebstein's Anomaly
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Valve Problems
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Internal Iliac Artery Disease
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- 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
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Pleural Effusion
- 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
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachyarrhythmia
- Tachycardia
- Tetralogy Of Fallot
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Dysfunction
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Electrocardiogram
- Event Monitoring
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Murmur Treatment
- Heart Transplant
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Palpitation Treatment
- Preventive Cardiology
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Syncope Treatment
- 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
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Sentara Health
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Navigate
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Direct
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Passport
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Duke University School of Medicine (1997)
Residency: Duke University Internal Medicine Program (1994)
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine (1991)