Lowell F. Satler, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Valvular Disease Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology
Languages: English
202-877-3339
About me
Lowell Satler, MD, is Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Training and Educational Center and Director of Coronary Interventions at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Satler was one of the key physicians in the launch of the Structural Heart Disease Program, which advocates the use of percutaneous techniques to treat valvular disorders when standard surgery is not recommended.
In collaboration with Children's National Medical Center, he developed the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program -- the only program in the region designed to follow patients with congenital heart defects from birth to adulthood. This program is fully staffed by congenital heart cardiologists to meet stringent requirements for multidisciplinary care.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Satler is an active investigator and serves as principal investigator for 21 interventional cardiology research protocols to improve patient outcomes in the treatment of coronary artery disease, congenital heart disease, carotid artery diseases, and other conditions.
In collaboration with AT&T, Dr. Satler developed CodeHeart, a wireless application that allows physicians to view ECGs and participate in real-time videoconferencing over a secure network. This technology was designed to improve heart attack diagnoses in the field, but can be used in all aspects of medical care to facilitate communication between experts and remote locations, thus enhancing treatment provided by first responders and shortening patient waiting time for treatment.
Dr. Satler writes and publishes extensively on the topic of invasive cardiology. His repertoire includes more than 300 scholarly publications in peer-reviewed journals and nearly 400 abstracts. In addition, he serves on the editorial boards of several cardiology journals, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology,Catheterization and Cardiovascular Intervention, and the Journal of Invasive Cardiology. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiology. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the American College of Cardiology, the American Medical Association, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Satler earned his medical degree from Albany Medical College in New York. He completed a residency in Medicine at Albany Medical Center and a Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, AL.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Cardiac Arrest
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Drug Eluting Stent
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Attack
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocardial Infarction
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Unstable Angina
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Shock
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiac Valve Vegetation
- Chronic Total Occlusion
- Circulatory System Complications
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Stenosis
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- Heart Valve Vegetation
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Myocarditis
- Myopathies
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Refractory Angina
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Transposition Of The Great Arteries
- Unstable Angina
- Valve Fibrosis
- Valve Leaflet Issues
- Vascular Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Valve Dilation
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Supplement
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Bilateral Cardiac Sampling And Pressure
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Cell Therapy
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation
- Cardiac Output Assistance
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Coronary Angiography With Bypass Graft
- Coronary Angiography With Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Arterial Pressure Measurement
- Coronary Artery Revascularization
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Artery Ultrasound
- Coronary Flow Reserve Measurement
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Dilation Of Right Circumflex Artery With Balloon
- Drug Eluting Stent
- Endoluminal Imaging Of Coronary Vessel
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- External Heart Assist System Insertion
- Fluoroscopy Of Left Internal Mammary Bypass Graft
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Myocardial Infarction (MI) Treatment
- Occlusion Of Left Atrial Appendage
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Percutaneous Transcatheter Septal Reduction
- Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Transluminal Revascularization
- Pericardial Window Creation
- Radial Artery Dilation
- Stent Placement
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- Transradial Catheterization
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Tricuspid Valve Supplement With Synthetic Substitute
- Twist Drill Hole With Ventricular Catheter
- Valvuloplasty
- Vestibuloplasty
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Ste 4B-1
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- OA Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- First Health PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Beech Street PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare Direct
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Network OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst EPO
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HighMark
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Navigate
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (1984)
Fellowship: University of Alabama Medical Center-Birmingham (1983)
Residency: Albany Medical Center (1981)
Internship: Albany Medical Center (1979)
Medical School: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1978)