Heather Norton Benedetto, FNP MSN| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Colitis
- Colonoscopy
- Diverticulitis
- Enteroscopy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Bowel Obstruction
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Proctal Ulcer
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Enteroscopy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Liver Biopsy
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
POB South Ste 205
Washington, DC, 20010
8401 Connecticut Ave
PH-B
Bethesda, MD, 20815
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 Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- First Health PPO
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Basic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Direct
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, Gastroenterology
Graduate: Boston College Graduate School of Nursing (2003)