Edward V. Platia, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | MedStar Health
About me
Edward V. Platia, MD, is a cardiologist specializing in cardiac electrophysiology at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and professor of Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine.
He was raised in Easton, Pennsylvania, graduating first in his class of 600 from Easton Area High School. He received his Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Lafayette College, graduating first in his engineering class. Obtaining his medical degree at Johns Hopkins University, he completed his residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Stanford University Medical Center, followed by a cardiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins, training with Dr. Michel Mirowski, inventor of the implantable defibrillator, and Dr. Morton Mower, inventor of the biventricular (CRT) pacemaker. He remained on the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty for several years and was director of the cardiac electrophysiology laboratory before coming to MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
His clinical practice, research interests and publications, which include the textbook Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias, have been in the field of cardiac arrhythmias. He is vice president of the international credentialing board of cardiac electrophysiology specialists, International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE).
Practice Focus
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Cardiac electrophysiology
- Cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators, including laser explantation
- Catheter ablation of arrhythmias
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
- International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Channelopathies
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Arrhythmia Monitoring
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Monitoring
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Failure Device Therapy
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Palpitation Treatment
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Tilt Table Test
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Wireless Event Recorder Monitoring
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
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
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Medicare Direct
- IH-PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE East Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- POS OA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Navigate
- United Student Resources
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Network OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1982)
Residency: ValleyCare-Stanford Health Care (1979)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1978)
Internship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1977)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1976)