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
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator
- Pacemaker
- Palpitations
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Anomalous Atrioventricular Excitation
- Arrhythmias During Pregnancy
- Arrhythmias In Adults With Congenital Heart Diseases
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Tachycardia
- Atrioventricular Block
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia
- Atrioventricular Reentrant Tachycardia
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Channelopathies
- Cardiac Conduction Defects
- Cardiac Device Infection
- Cardiac Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complete Atrioventricular Block
- Complex Arrhythmia
- Conduction Defects
- Familial Arrhythmias
- Family History Of Sudden Cardiac Death
- First Degree Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Lead Malfunction
- Left Bundle Branch Block
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Lown Ganong Levine Syndrome
- Pacemaker Infection
- Pacemaker Malfunction
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Paroxysmal Tachycardia
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
- Pre Excitation Syndrome
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Beats
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presyncope
- Right Bundle Branch Block
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sinoatrial Node Dysfunction
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tachycardia Bradycardia Syndrome
- Trifascicular Block
- Type 1 Second Degree Heart Block
- Type 2 Second Degree Heart Block
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Procedures I perform
- 4D Flow Mri
- Ablation Arrhythmogenic Focus
- Ablation Av Node
- Ablation For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Fibrillation Cryoablation
- Atrial Fibrillation Radiofrequency Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM)
- Cardiac Device Implant
- Cardiac Devices
- Cardiac Implantable Device Replacement
- Cardiac Mapping
- Cardioversion
- Convergent Procedure
- Defibrillator Malfunction
- Holter Monitor
- Implantable Cardiac Monitor Procedure
- Implantable Defibrillator
- Intracardiac Catheter Ablation
- Intravenous Lead Extraction
- Lariat Procedure
- Laser Lead Extraction
- Lead Extraction
- Loop Recorder
- Pacemaker
- Pacemaker And Icd Interrogation
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Rhizotomy
- Remote Cardiac Device Monitoring
- Replacement Of Defibrillator
- Resynchronization Therapy
- Tilt Table Test
- Transvenous Lead Extraction
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wearable Defibrillator
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
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Carefirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- WellPoint Maryland
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Signature
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Medicaid - Maryland
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- United Navigate
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Kaiser Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Innovation Health: POS
- United Choice
- United Student Resources
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- United Choice Plus
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Tricare East Prime
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- CareFirst NASCO
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Tricare East Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Virginia Premier
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna EPO
- United Optimum Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Golden Rule
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- I-SNP
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Indemnity
- Tricare for Life East
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
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)