Nelson L. Bernardo, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Nelson L. Bernardo, MD, specializes in Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Bernardo is the medical director of the Peripheral Vascular Laboratory at MedStar Heart Institute. He is also the director for Peripheral Intervention at the Cardiovascular Research Institute at MedStar Research Institute. He is also the co-chair for cardiac peripheral vascular diseases.
In addition, Dr. Bernardo serves as an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology at the Medical College of Virginia campus of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine.
Dr. Bernardo publishes extensively in his field. He lectures frequently at meetings and conferences, both nationally and internationally.
Dr. Bernardo was the clinical investigator or co-investigator in dozens of trials in the field of cardiology and cardiovascular disease. He is currently involved in a number of ongoing trials and clinical studies.
Dr. Bernardo is involved in peer review for numerous publications, including Angiology and Journal of Invasive Cardiology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angiography With Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Heart Attack
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Stent Placement
- Transradial Catheterization
- Unstable Angina
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Angina
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atherosclerosis
- Cardiac Arrest
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Unstable Angina
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vertebral Artery Stenosis
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortography
- Atherectomy
- Balloon Angioplasty
- Balloon Dilation
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Coronary Angiography With Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Revascularization
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Dilation Of Right Circumflex Artery With Balloon
- Endoluminal Imaging Of Coronary Vessel
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Endovascular Treatment
- Fragmentation Of Femoral Artery
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Percutaneous Dilation Of Common Iliac Artery
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Transluminal Revascularization
- Radial Artery Dilation
- Septal Ablation
- Stent Placement
- Stenting Of Left Main Coronary Artery
- Stenting Of Right Coronary Artery
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- Transradial Catheterization
- Venous Closure Device Placement
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Ste 4B-1
Washington, DC, 20010
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 Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- TRICARE East Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Navigate
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Beech Street PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Student Resources
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-POS
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Sentara Health
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- OA Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Network OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
Education
Fellowship: Virginia Commonwealth University (1999)
Fellowship: Virginia Commonwealth University (1998)
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (1995)
Internship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (1992)
Medical School: University Of The East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (1986)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025