Kathryn S. Hilgartner, NP| Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Cholesterol Screening
- Event Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension Treatment
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- 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
- Angiogram
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cholesterol Screening
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension Treatment
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Stress Echocardiography
- 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
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- HighMark
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Network OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst NASCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- Navigate
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- POS OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Passport
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice Fund PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: University of Maryland School of Nursing (2004)