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

Specialties: Cardio-Oncology, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

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
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

Angiogram
Aortic Valve Repair
Atrial Appendage Closure
Cardiac Cardiomyopathy Treatment
Cardiac Enzyme Testing
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Cardioversion
Congestive Heart Failure Management
Electrocardiogram
Endomyocardial Biopsy
Event Monitoring
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
Inotropic Management
Pulmonary Exercise Testing
Stress Echocardiography
Transesophageal Echocardiography
Transplant Evaluation
Transthoracic Echocardiography

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