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