Louis K Essandoh, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | 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 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
Practice locations
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2002 Medical Pkwy
Ste 500
Annapolis, MD, 21401
1630 Main St
Ste 208
Chester, MD, 21619
4175 N Hanson Ct
Ste 100
Bowie, MD, 20716
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
- Medicare Direct
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Employee Health Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HumanaChoice PPO
- POS OA
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- HighMark
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Beech Street PPO
- United Student Resources
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Medicare FFS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship Program: Mayo Clinic (1988)
Residency Program: Mayo Clinic (1985)
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine (1981)