Heidi Joy Appel, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics
Languages: English
Only sees patients in a hospital setting and does not schedule visits.
About me
Heidi Appel, MD, is a pediatric critical care physician at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed a dual internship and residency at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Appel then went on to complete a pediatric pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship program at Northwestern University. Dr. Appel is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Anaphylactic Shock
- Anaphylaxis
- Brain Death
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coagulopathy
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Complications
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hemodynamic Instability
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypokalemia
- Hypoxia
- Intestinal Transplant Complications
- Ischemic Stroke In Children
- Liver Transplant Complications
- Lung Transplant Complications
- Meningitis
- Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
- Myocarditis
- Neonatal Respiratory Distress
- Neonatal Respiratory Failure
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
- Pneumothorax
- Poisoning
- Postoperative Complications
- Respiratory Failure
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Sepsis
- Septic Shock
- Shock
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Status Epilepticus
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Tension Pneumothorax
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Traumatic Brain Injury In Children
Procedures I perform
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Management
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treatment
- Allergy
- Antiarrhythmic Therapy
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Apnea Monitoring
- Bispectral Index Monitoring
- Blood Component Transfusion
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Cardiac Arrest Management
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardioversion
- Chest Physiotherapy
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- Electrocardiogram
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Inotropic Therapy
- Intraosseous Line Placement
- Lumbar Puncture
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Tracheostomy
- Transcutaneous Oxygen Monitoring
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Concentrated Care Center Ground Level Room CG201 Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-7428Fax 202-444-2613
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
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Medicare FFS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Network OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Sentara Health
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS II
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Employee Health Plan
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (1999)
Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (1994)
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (1991)