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