Kathryn S. Hilgartner, NP| Cardiovascular Disease, Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Cholesterol Screening
- Event Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Stress Test
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- 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 Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atherosclerotic Disease
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- 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
- Myocardial Infarction Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Interrogation
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Subcutaneous Cardiac Rhythm Monitor System Evaluation
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Wireless Event Recorder Monitoring
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
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Network OA
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- OA Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-POS
- Navigate
- HighMark
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Graduate: University of Maryland School of Nursing (2004)