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