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