Lauren Johnston Skowera, AGACNP-BC MSN
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Cardio-Oncology, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

Automated External Defibrillator
Heart Failure Education And Counseling
Heart Failure Treatment
Heart Pacemaker Implantation
Pulmonary Exercise Testing

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

Acute Coronary Syndrome
Acute Endocarditis
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Advanced Heart Failure
Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
Advanced Heart Failure Care
Amyloidosis
Angina
Angina Pectoris
Aortic Valve Disease
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
Atherosclerosis
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Flutter
Atrioventricular Block
Bradycardia
Bundle Branch Block
Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Cardiac Murmurs
Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Cardiac Tamponade
Cardiomyopathy
Chest Pain
Coronary Artery Disease
Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
Heart Block
Heart Disease
Hypertension
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypotension
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Ischemic Heart Disease
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Mitral Regurgitation
Mitral Valve Disease
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Myocardial Infarction
Myocarditis
Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
Orthostatic Hypotension
Pericardium Diseases
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Edema
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Heart Disease
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
Shortness Of Breath
Supraventricular Tachycardia
Swelling In Legs
Tachycardia
Unstable Angina
Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
Ventricular Arrhythmia
Ventricular Dysfunction
Ventricular Fibrillation
Ventricular Tachycardia

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Procedures I perform

Amyloidosis Treatment
Angiogram
Aortic Valve Repair
Atrial Appendage Closure
Automated External Defibrillator
Cardiac Ablation
Cardiac Biopsy
Cardiac Cardiomyopathy Treatment
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac Enzyme Testing
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Cardiac Pacing Therapy
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Cardioversion
Congestive Heart Failure Management
Coronary Angioplasty
Electrocardiogram
Electrophysiology Study
Endomyocardial Biopsy
Event Monitoring
Exercise Stress Test
External Electrocardiographic Recording
Heart Failure Education And Counseling
Heart Failure Management
Heart Failure Risk Assessment
Heart Failure Treatment
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Treatment
Heart Pacemaker Implantation
Heart Transplant
Holter Monitoring
Inotropic Management
Inotropic Therapy
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion
Intravascular Ultrasound
Left Heart Failure Management
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Nuclear Stress Test
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Pulmonary Exercise Testing
Pulmonary Vein Isolation
Stress Echocardiography
Stress Test
Tilt Table Test
Transesophageal Echocardiography
Transplant Evaluation
Transthoracic Echocardiography
Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation

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Practice locations

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110 Irving St NW
MHVI-1st Floor North Addition
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-7777

Fax 202-877-2799

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Fax 202-877-2799

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.

List of insurance plans we accept
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- First Health PPO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Navigate
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Police and Fire Clinic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-EPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Network OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- POS OA
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS