Laura S. Carlson, ACNP-BC MS| Critical Care Medicine, Cardiology | MedStar Health
Laura S. Carlson, ACNP-BC MS
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Critical Care Medicine, Cardiology, Pulmonary Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology
Languages: English
Only sees patients in a hospital setting and does not schedule visits.
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthrocentesis
- Asbestosis
- Asthma Management
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Asthma
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary Sarcoid Treatment
- Rigid Bronchoscopy
- Thoracoscopy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Asbestosis
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Fungal Infections
- Gallbladder Disease
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Fibrosis
- Lung Mass
- Mesothelioma
- Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Sarcoid
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Sarcoidosis
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Tuberculosis
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Bronchial Challenge Test
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
- Dopamine Therapy
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- High-Altitude Simulation Testing
- Homocysteine Lowering Therapy
- Laser Labiaplasty
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Transplant
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mycobacterial Infection Treatment
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Parotid Biopsy
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Pulmonary Sarcoid Treatment
- Rigid Bronchoscopy
- Spirometry Test
- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Tracheostomy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
- Ventilation-Perfusion Scan
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
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
- IH-PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HighMark
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UHC Passport
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Network OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Navigate
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- First Health PPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TRICARE East Prime
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- POS OA
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HealthyBlue PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Graduate: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2007)