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