Kathleen N. Anthony-Dressel, FNPBC MSN| Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Treatment
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Myocardial Infarction
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Stress Echocardiography
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disorders
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Clotting Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Valve Problems
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Postprocedural States
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Test
- Cholesterol Screening
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Optimization
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Palpitation Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Stress Echocardiography
- Subcutaneous Cardiac Rhythm Monitor System Evaluation
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Ventricular Assist Device Evaluation
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
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- POS OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Sentara Health
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HighMark
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OA Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Medicare FFS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Navigate
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Network OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
Graduate: Simmons College (2018)