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
- Abnormal Stress Test
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Coronary Angiography
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Stent Placement
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Refractory Angina
- Transradial Catheterization
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Coronary Angiography
- Abnormal Stress Test
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Anomalies Of The Coronary Artery
- Aortic Diseases
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of The Aorta
- Athletic Heart Syndrome
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Angina
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chronic Total Occlusion
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Fistula
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Exercise Intolerance
- Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Family History Of Sudden Cardiac Death
- Genetic Cardiomyopathy
- Giant Cell Myocarditis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis
- Iliac Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Myocardial Infarction (MI)
- Myocarditis
- Myxoma
- Prinzmetals Angina
- Refractory Angina
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Failure
- Right Heart Failure
- Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Unstable Angina
Procedures I perform
- Alcohol Septal Ablation
- Atherectomy
- Balloon Catheter
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Collateral Vessel Closure
- Coronary Angiography
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Stent Placement
- Directional Atherectomy
- Embolic Protection Devices
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Biopsy
- Laser Atherectomy
- Rotational Atherectomy
- Stress Echo Cardiogram
- Thrombectomy
- Tilt Table Test
- Transradial Catheterization
- Transradial Coronary Angioplasty
Insurance
MedStar Medical Group accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Medical Group, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- United Healthcare Compass (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- OneNet PPO, Inc.
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Tricare Standard
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- FIRST HEALTH
- Aetna USAccess (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Tricare Prime
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Tricare Extra (Indemnity)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- MedStar Medicare Choice
Education
Fellowship Program: Medical College of Virginia-VCU (1999)
Fellowship Program: Medical College of Virginia-VCU (1998)
Residency Program: Medical College of Virginia-VCU (1995)
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1992)
Residency Program: Philippines General Hospital (1990)
Medical School: Univ of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Med. Ctr (1986)