Louis K Essandoh, MD| Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Louis K. Essandoh, MD is a board certified cardiologist. His interests include preventative, consultative and nuclear cardiology, exercise physiology, and clinical trials. His primary focus is coronary heart disease, valvular heart disease and cardiovascular pharmacology.
Dr. Essandoh strives to involve patients in their care so that they share in all major decisions. He believes that intently listening to his patients makes their diagnoses become evident. He presents an unbiased assessment, allowing patients to decide their own therapy after becoming well-informed and educated on their condition.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- Event Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- 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
- Arrhythmia
- Arteriosclerosis
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Valve Disorders
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Implantable Cardioverter
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Pacemaker Management
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transplanted Heart Management
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lipid Profile
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Palpitation Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Navigate
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Network OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- POS OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HighMark
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst NASCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship Program: Mayo Clinic (1988)
Residency Program: Mayo Clinic (1985)
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine (1981)