Melissa Jeanne Scalchunes, AGACNP DNP MSN NP| Cardiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Subcortical Infarction
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Endocarditis
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Channelopathies
- Cardiac Conduction Disorders
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiac Transplant Vasculopathy
- Cardiac Transplantation Evaluation
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Cough
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Gestational Edema
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Implantable Cardioverter
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Mechanical Circulatory Support
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocardial Recovery
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Subcortical Infarction
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Dysfunction
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Management
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Management
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Channelopathy Management
- Cardiac Conduction Disorder Management
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation
- Cardiac Embolism Management
- Cardiac Fibrosis Management
- Cardiac Lymphoma Management
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Pacemaker Measurement
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Management
- Cardiac Sarcoma Management
- Cardiac Shockwave Therapy
- Cardiac Siderosis Management
- Cardiac Surgical Device Explantation
- Cardiac Tamponade Management
- Cardiac Thrombosis Management
- Cardiac Tumor Management
- Cardioversion
- Cerebral Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysm Management
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Fractional Flow Reserve Measurement
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Hemothorax Evacuation
- Holter Monitoring
- Inotropic Therapy
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mitral Valve Clip Procedure
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Penetrating Trauma Management
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Peripheral Angioplasty
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Tilt Table Test
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Assist Device
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- POS OA
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst EPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare FFS
- Medicare Direct
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UHC Passport
- IH-HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- Choice POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: University of Michigan-Flint (2020)
Graduate: University of Cincinnati (2013)