Kathleen N. Anthony-Dressel, FNPBC MSN| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- Heart Disease
- Holter Monitoring
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Myocardial Infarction
- Radiofrequency Ablation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Palpitations
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Myocardial Infarction
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Pacemaker Optimization
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Palpitation Treatment
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Subcutaneous Cardiac Rhythm Monitor System 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
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- POS OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- HighMark
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA EPO
- Network OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- OA Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: Simmons College (2018)