About me
Sonya Alekseyev, FNP, is the Lead Advanced Practice Provider in vascular surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre. Ms. Alekseyev is a board-certified family nurse practitioner who provides comprehensive care to patients with cardiovascular health problems and illnesses. She is able to diagnose and manage arterial and venous diseases such as aortic aneurysms, carotid stenosis, peripheral arterial disease, deep vein thrombosis and many others. She also provides cosmetic and non-cosmetic treatment for venous diseases related to varicose and spider veins. She is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Ms. Alekseyev is committed to a holistic, educational, and interdisciplinary approach to patient care. She has previous experience as a Clinical Adjunct Professor at Northern Virginia Community College where she led and provided guidance to nursing students in a clinical setting. Whether working with nurses or her patients, Ms. Alekseyev is a passionate advocate of providing education concerning cardiovascular disease including risk factors, preventative care, and treatment and management. When it comes to venous disease patients, she is not only able to diagnose venous disease by performing comprehensive medical evaluations but can also treat it with in-office procedures such as sclerotherapy and radiofrequency ablations.
Ms. Alekseyev is particularly interested in new advances in vein treatments such as VenaSeal and Varithena–two minimally invasive treatments that involve injecting veins with a medical compound to treat symptomatic venous disease–which she currently offers at her clinic.
Ms. Alekseyev received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing-Registered Nurse from James Madison University. She worked as a registered nurse for several years and then went on to obtain her Master of Science in Nursing from Georgetown University.
Ms. Alekseyev is fluent in Russian.
Philosophy of Care
“Growing up in a Russian family, I often accompanied my family members, especially my grandparents, to their appointments so that I could translate for them. Due to my firsthand experience as a translator and point person for my grandparents’ care, I am deeply understanding and empathetic to patients and their families whose native language may be different from my own. I want all my patients to know that I will work tirelessly to provide the clearest and easiest-to-understand information about their disease and treatment plan.
“When patients walk into my office, they are often confused and scared about their diagnosis. The first step I take is to review their background and histories so that I can help put all the pieces together for them. Medical care is complicated, and it is my goal to educate and guide my patients so that they leave my office feeling understood, well-informed, and confident about their plan.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Upper Extremity Angioplasty
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Venous Insufficiency Treatment
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Atherectomy
- Bypass Graft
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Angioplasty
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Carotid Stenting
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Deep Vein Thrombosis Management
- Dialysis
- Dialysis Access
- Dialysis Graft Placement
- Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovenous Laser Ablation Of Varicose Veins
- Endovenous Laser Therapy
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
- Limb Salvage
- Lymphedema Management
- May-Thurner Syndrome Treatment
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mesenteric Artery Stenting
- Microphlebectomy
- Peripheral Artery Stenting
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Sclerotherapy Of Varicose Veins
- Spider Vein Treatment
- Splenic Artery Ligation
- Stent Placement
- Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Thoracic Outlet Decompression
- Thread Vein Removal
- Upper Extremity Angioplasty
- Varicose Vein Stripping
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Vascular Access Device Care
- Vascular Stenting
- Vein Sclerotherapy
- Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Venous Insufficiency Treatment
- Venous Stasis Ulcer Treatment
- Venous Stenting
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Vertebral Artery Stenting
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 5000PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Navigate
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HighMark
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UHC Passport
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst NASCO
- POS OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, Family Medicine
Graduate: Georgetown University School of Nursing (2015)