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
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
- TRICARE East Prime
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HighMark
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Network OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice POS II
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Navigate
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Graduate: Boston College Graduate School of Nursing (2003)