About me
Margaret “Maggie” Hamm, CRNP, is a nurse practitioner who is board certified in adult-gerontology primary care at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Department of Thoracic Surgery. She specializes in pre and post-operative care of thoracic surgery patients treated for thoracic malignancies (lung and esophageal cancer) and benign foregut disorders (hiatal hernia and achalasia). She also is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Maggie’s approach to care centers on providing a high level of support to patients throughout their surgical experiences. She begins by sharing what they can expect before, during, and after procedures. She then performs pre-surgical medical evaluations that include diagnostic testing and preparation education. She also helps them with pain management, surgical wound healing, surgical pathology reviews, and ongoing cancer monitoring.
Maggie supports a thoracic surgeon who specializes in robot-assisted surgeries – a minimally invasive procedure that uses robotic technology to provide enhanced precision and flexibility during cancer treatments. This innovation often results in shorter hospital stays and faster recoveries. Referring physicians should know that Maggie actively collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of experienced pulmonologists, oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, and gastroenterologists. Together, they develop comprehensive and personalized treatment plans for each patient.
Philosophy of Care
“I am a compassionate clinician who provides insightful education and comforting support. I have thoughtful conversations with patients to better understand their hopes and concerns. At the same time, I work diligently to help them navigate surgery, recover at home, and return to their normal daily activities as soon as possible.
One activity that I enjoy is yoga. It aids me in building strength, improving flexibility, and increasing mindfulness. It also helps me to be keenly perceptive of my patients’ needs for kindness and patience.”
Professional association
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Clinical areas of focus
- Esophageal Cancer Surgery
- Esophagectomy
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Mediastinal Tumor Resection
- Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
- Sympathectomy
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Absolute Quantitation Of Myocardial Blood Flow
- Airway Dilation
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Arthrocentesis
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Biopsy, Lung
- Bronchoscopy
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Myxoma Excision
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cerebral Oxygen Consumption Index Measurement
- Chest Wall Resection
- Chylothorax Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Electrocardiogram
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Esophageal Cancer Surgery
- Esophagectomy
- Heart Transplant
- Hyperhidrosis Surgery
- Lobectomy
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Transplant
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mediastinal Tumor Resection
- Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Myotomy For Achalasia
- Pericardial Window Creation
- Pleurectomy
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Spirometry Test
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Sympathectomy
- Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Treatment
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Thoracostomy
- Tracheal Resection
- Transplant Critical Care Surgery
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Tumor Resection, Chest Wall
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
- Wedge Resection
- Wedge Resection, Lung
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0560Fax 877-376-2421
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
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Navigate
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: The Catholic University Of America (2017)
Awards
- Alumni Award, Master’s Studies, The Catholic University of America (2017) Nurse of the Year, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2016)