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