About me
Ida Hui Suen, MD, is a cardiologist at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center and MedStar Health: at Brandywine. She is board certified in internal medicine and board eligible in general cardiology. Dr. Suen treats patients for a wide variety of heart conditions including heart disease, high blood pressure, heart failure, and arrhythmia.
As a non-invasive cardiologist, Dr. Suen utilizes methods such as transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, stress testing, nuclear myocardial perfusion interpretation, transvenous pacemaker insertion, and Swan Ganz catheter insertion to treat and improve her patients' conditions.
Dr. Suen’s clinical interests include preventative medicine, general adult cardiology, valvular diseases, arrhythmia, hypertension and heart disease. She is especially passionate about preventative heart care. Her goal is to screen, monitor, and treat her patients' symptoms early, before they develop into a serious condition that is more difficult to manage. Currently, she is building a patient base so that she can monitor and care for the same patients over a long period of time rather than seeing them only once or twice. When creating a treatment plan, she strives to identify and remove any barriers of care such as economic hardships, transportation issues, or insurance complications.
Dr. Suen received her Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Barnard College, Columbia University in New York, New York, and a Master of Public Health in Environmental Health Science and Molecular Toxicology from Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health. From there she went on to earn her Doctor of Medicine from St George’s University, School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies, where she graduated cum laude. Before working at MedStar Health, Dr. Suen was a Chief Fellow in the Department of Cardiology at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, New York.
Dr. Suen is fluent in Spanish and Cantonese and speaks conversational Vietnamese.
Philosophy of Care
“My philosophy of care is rooted in building a strong relationship with my patients and getting to know their clinical history. Not every chest pain is the same, nor is every individual's circumstances or access to care. I see each of my patients as individuals and take the time to really listen to their symptoms and concerns so that together we can create the best treatment plan possible.
I want my patients to know that my work as a cardiologist extends beyond my professional life and into my personal life. Many years ago, my father told me that he was experiencing chest pain while fishing. I advised him to go to the doctor and have his heart checked. In the end, he ended up having open heart surgery, which prolonged his life. My father has since passed on, but I will always feel his love and support. I know what it is like to be a family member of someone who has a heart issue and realize that every patient I treat is someone’s parent, sibling, child, or friend and I treat them like a member of my own family.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Event Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Optimization
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Stress Echocardiography
- Subcutaneous Cardiac Rhythm Monitor System Evaluation
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
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 Administrators
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice POS
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA EPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Medicare Direct
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare FFS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Student Resources
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Basic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Navigate
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Passport
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Sentara Health
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Coney Island Hospital (2022)
Residency: Coney Island Hospital (2019)