Margaret Stevenson, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Critical Care Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Margaret “Maggie” Stevenson, MD, is a critical care cardiologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. As a dual-trained cardiologist and intensivist, she specializes in the care of patients in the cardiac ICU. She also practices general cardiology and echocardiography. She treats a broad spectrum of conditions – ranging from outpatient cardiac conditions and disease prevention to acute myocardial infarctions, arrhythmias, heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and cardiogenic shock.
Dr. Stevenson completed medical school at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, followed by internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She returned to the University of Connecticut for cardiovascular disease fellowship and completed her training with a second fellowship in critical care medicine at Stanford University.
Dr. Stevenson has an interest in medical education and serves in various roles amongst the internal medicine residency programs at MedStar, as well as the cardiology fellowship program. She enjoys working with trainees and playing a role in their development as physicians.
Philosophy of Care
“As much as is possible, I want the care I give to be patient-centric and patient-driven. Understanding an individual’s values and goals is hugely important for this, and something I strive to do. Then, helping patients to understand their condition(s) and potential diagnostic and therapeutic options becomes my goal – if we can do that, then a shared-decision making model with the patient and physician working as a team really becomes possible and allows patients to take the driver’s seat in their own health.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Vasopressor Administration
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Liver Injury
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disorders
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Channelopathies
- Cardiac Conduction Disorders
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Shock
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiac Valve Tumors
- Cardiomyopathy
- Carotid Sinus Hypersensitivity
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Cardiac Chambers And Connections
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Secondary Hypertension
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Syncope
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Vasovagal Syncope
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Brachial Index
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Blood Transfusion
- Cardiac Arrest Management
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Cardiovascular Health And Wellness
- Cardiovascular Nutrition Counseling
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Echocardiogram With Contrast
- Electrocardiogram
- Event Monitoring
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- High Cholesterol Management
- Homocysteine Lowering Therapy
- Hypertension Treatment
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Lipoprotein(A) Management
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulse Oximetry
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Management For Cardiovascular Health
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiogram With Strain Imaging
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Vasopressor Administration
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 HMO Option
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- UHC Passport
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease/Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine/Critical Care Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Stanford University Medical Center (2023)
Fellowship: University of Connecticut Health Center (2022)
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2019)
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2016)