About me
Robert Gallino, MD, is an interventional cardiologist and is board certified in cardiovascular disease. He formerly acted as Director of Peripheral Vascular Interventions at George Washington University Hospital. He currently is the Trainer of Interventional Fellows at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Georgetown University Medical School. He is a member of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia and the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland.
Dr. Gallino specializes in treating chronic total occlusions of the coronary arteries.. He sees patients for blockages of the coronary arteries that lead to angina and heart attacks. He also treats the arteries of the legs that lead to claudiaction and non healing ulcers.
Dr. Gallinograduated with honours from Creighton University School of Medicine. He then completed his internship, residency and chief residency training at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He remained there to complete fellowship training in cardiology, interventional cardiology and peripheral angiography & interventions. Since 1993 and the ensuing years, Dr. Gallino has been named as a Washingtonian Top Doctors. He also published a chapter on Crossing SFA Occlusions in the publication Peripheral Artery Disease by Robert Dieter.
Dr. Gallino has traveled the world performing interventional techniques for the treament of complex coronary and peripheral arterial disease. He has taken the stage in China, Japan, Poland, Germany, France, Spain and Italy, to perform these procedures . While teaching physicians in Japan how to treat blockages through the use of a laser, he learned how to perform interventional procedures from the wrist, or using a transradial approach. Dr. Gallino uses this knowledge to lead the teaching program at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where he teaches cardiology fellows interventional techniques.
Dr. Gallino continues to consult with contacts he has made globally throughout the years. He continually improves his techniques by teaching as well as learning from other physicians. When not refining his surgical techniques, Dr. Gallino tests golf clubs for Golf Magazine. He is also a die-hard Yankees and NY Giants fan.
Philosophy of Care
I strive to find a common bond with my patients, connecting with each other enhances the interaction and leads to better outcomes. I continue to feel honored that people allow me to help care for their loved ones.
Patients often thank us for all that we have given them through the extenson of their life experiences, but their successes fuel and motivate us in the care of others. For that, I thank them.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Stent Placement
- Stress Test
- Transradial Catheterization
- Unstable Angina Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Angina
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Shunt
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Ectasia
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- High Blood Pressure With Cardiac Complications
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocardial Infarction
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Refractory Chest Pain
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Silent Ischemia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasospastic Angina
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atherectomy
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Laser Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Revascularization
- Stent Placement
- Stress Test
- Transradial Catheterization
- Unstable Angina Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Practice locations
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12111 Darnestown Rd
Ste A
Gaithersburg, MD, 20878
6410 Rockledge Dr
Ste 401
Bethesda, MD, 20817
18101 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 5200
Olney, MD, 20832
18101 Prince Philip Drive
Suite 4100
Olney, MD, 20832
3305 North Leisure World Boulevard
Silver Spring, MD, 20906
18109 Prince Philip Dr
Ste B100
Olney, MD, 20832
8401 Connecticut Ave
Penthouse Suite
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
9501 Old Annapolis Rd
Ste 308
Ellicott City, MD, 21042
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 Better Health of VA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS II
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- First Health PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE East Prime
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Medicare Direct
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open POS II
- Network OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1991)
Internship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1987)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1987)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1986)
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine (1983)