Maritess Almirante Teston, AGACNP-BC MS| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardioversion
- Heart Disease
- Radiofrequency Ablation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Arrhythmia
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Myocardial Infarction
- Palpitations
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Ablation Therapy
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Pacemaker Measurement
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Palpitation Treatment
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
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 Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- OA Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst NASCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HighMark
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Navigate
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- United Student Resources
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Employee Health Plan
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UHC Passport
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE for Life East
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- POS OA
- Network OA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Police and Fire Clinic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Graduate: Georgetown University School of Nursing (2018)