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