Heidi Joy Appel, MD| Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | MedStar Health
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
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Network OA
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Student Resources
- IH-EPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS II
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Children's Memorial Hospital (1999)
Residency: Children's Hospital (1994)
Fellowship: Children's Hospital (1994)
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (1991)