Louis K Essandoh, MD| 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
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Lymphedema
- Myocardial Infarction
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- 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 (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmia
- Arterial Embolism
- Arteriosclerosis
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Benign Neoplasm Of Intrathoracic Organs
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Circulatory System Disorders
- Clotting Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformation Syndromes Affecting Multiple Systems
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gout
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Failure
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Valve Disorders
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Implantable Cardioverter
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Pacemaker Management
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Respiratory Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Shock
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transplanted Heart Management
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Turner Syndrome
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Viral Diseases
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Test
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Echocardiography
- 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
- Lymphedema
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Palpitation Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- 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
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- OA Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- POS OA
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HighMark
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Passport
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
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)