Richard Leo Morrissey, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
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Richard Leo Morrissey

Richard Leo Morrissey, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

5 out of 5 (902 reviews)

Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology

Languages: English

(877) 303-1461

About me

FACC,FASE,FACP

Clinical areas of focus

  • Angiogram
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardioversion
  • Cholesterol Screening
  • Event Monitoring
  • Hypertension Treatment
  • Stress Echocardiography
  • Stress Test
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Breathing
  • Abnormal Heart Rhythm
  • Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
  • Acute Endocarditis
  • 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 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
  • Claudication
  • Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
  • Congenital Heart Valve Defects
  • Congenital Malformations Of Heart
  • Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis
  • Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
  • Dyspnea On Exertion
  • Eisenmenger Syndrome
  • Electrical Conduction Disorders
  • Enlarged Heart
  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia
  • Heart Attack
  • Heart Block
  • Heart Disease
  • Heart Disease In Women
  • Heart Murmur
  • Heart Palpitations
  • High Blood Pressure
  • High Cholesterol Management
  • Hypertension
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypotension
  • Irregular Heartbeat
  • 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
  • Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
  • Palpitations
  • Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus
  • Patent Foramen Ovale
  • Pericardium Diseases
  • Peripheral Artery Disease
  • Premature Atrial Contractions
  • Premature Ventricular Contractions
  • Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCS)
  • Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
  • Pulmonary Edema
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Pulmonary Heart Disease
  • Pulmonary Valve Disorders
  • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Secondary Hypertension
  • Sick Sinus Syndrome
  • Single Ventricle Heart Defects
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Swelling In Legs
  • Syncope
  • Tachycardia
  • Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
  • Tricuspid Stenosis
  • Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
  • Venous Embolism
  • Ventricular Aneurysm
  • Ventricular Fibrillation
  • Ventricular Tachycardia
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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 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Cardiovascular Stress Testing
  • Cardioversion
  • Cholesterol Screening
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  • Coronary Artery Stenting
  • Electrocardiogram
  • Electrophysiology Study
  • Event Monitoring
  • External Electrocardiographic Recording
  • Heart Biopsy
  • Heart Failure Treatment
  • Heart Pacemaker Implantation
  • Heart Rhythm Monitoring
  • Heart Transplant
  • Heart Ultrasonography
  • High Cholesterol Management
  • Hypertension Treatment
  • Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
  • Intravascular Ultrasound
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
  • Nuclear Stress Test
  • Palpitation Treatment
  • Stress Echocardiography
  • Stress Test
  • Syncope Treatment
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography
  • Transthoracic Echocardiography
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-877-8833

Fax 877-303-1461

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Fax 877-303-1461

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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Aetna Basic
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • CareFirst EPO
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • HighMark
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • IH-POS
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • First Health PPO
    • IH-POS Plus
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Network OA
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • IH-PPO
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • First Health PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • IH-Open HMO
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • Choice POS
    • CIGNA EPO
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Aetna HMO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Optimum Choice
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • Medicare Direct
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • UHC Passport
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • POS OA
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • OA Plus
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • CIGNA PPO
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Employee Health Plan
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • United Student Resources
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Sentara Health
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • IH-HMO
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Medicare FFS
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Choice POS II
    • Navigate
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1993)

Internship: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1986)

Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (1985)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    5
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    5
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    5
  • Provider included you in decisions

    5
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    5
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    5
  • Apr 24, 2026

    Richard Morrissey is a physician's physician ! Knowledgeable, compassionate, friendly and attentive to details.

  • Mar 28, 2026

    Dr. Morrissey is the very best!

  • Mar 24, 2026

    Good experience