About me
Dr. Reed M. Shnider, MD, is a Senior Administrative Partner and Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Wellness Services at the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. He treats hypertension, valvular heart disease, dyslipidemia, heart rhythm disturbance including atrial fibrillation, autonomic dysfunction, and adult and adolescent congenital heart disease, as well as evaluating chest pain.
Taking an integrative approach to treatment, Dr. Shnider offers a holistic perspective. In this approach, he weaves conventional and alternative medicine are into a cardiovascular wellness program that includes diet, exercise, stress management, lipid management, and blood pressure control. His goal is to help each patient optimize lifestyle to reduce cardiovascular risk.
Dr. Shnider’s clinical interests focus on wellness coaching and nutrition for cardiovascular patients. Collaborating with a dietitian and an exercise physiologist, he has helped implement group nutritional and exercise programs for cardiovascular patients, offering lifestyle modification in a group environment. Dr. Shnider also enjoys learning about naturopathic medicine.
In yearly trips to Africa, Dr. Shnider volunteers with a health center in Tanzania. There, he treats patients with HIV-related heart disease, congestive heart failure, infections, trauma, and other conditions. He also trains the clinic’s doctors on how to perform echocardiograms and other diagnostic tests.
Dr. Shnider received his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine, where he also completed his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in cardiology. He is a fellow at the American College of Cardiology.
Dr. Shnider speaks English and Hebrew, and is learning Swahili. Outside of his work as a cardiologist, Dr. Shnider wrote a children’s book about Rusty, the red panda, who escaped from the DC zoo.
Philosophy of Care
“I try to help people come to grips with, and to be accepting of, the uncertainty of life. What changes can patients make to lead healthier lives while also enjoying their lives more? I want to help the patient to accept what they can change, and not let their fear interfere with their enjoyment of life. I try to tailor lifestyle changes to each individual so their own values and beliefs aren’t compromised.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Effusion
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachyarrhythmia
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Vasculitis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Dysfunction
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Pacemaker Measurement
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lipid Profile
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Practice locations
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6410 Rockledge Drive
Suite 401
Bethesda, MD, 20817
18101 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 5200
Olney, MD, 20832
12111 Darnestown Rd
Ste A
Gaithersburg, MD, 20878
3305 N Leisure World Blvd
Silver Spring, MD, 20906
9501 Old Annapolis Rd
Ste 308
Ellicott City, MD, 21042
18101 Prince Philip Drive
Suite 4100
Olney, MD, 20832
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 Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- OA Plus
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Passport
- Choice Fund PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Sentara Health
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Navigate
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship Program: George Washington University Hospital (1985)
Residency Program: George Washington University Hospital (1983)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1980)