About me
Steven Abramowitz, MD, is Chair of Vascular Surgery for MedStar Health and a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery. As a board-certified vascular surgeon, he specializes in the treatment of aortic disease including aneurysms and dissection, venous occlusive disease, carotid artery disease, and peripheral arterial disease including critical limb ischemia and claudication through the use of endovascular and open surgical techniques.
Dr. Abramowtiz's clinical interests include central venous occlusive disease, aortic aneurysmal disease, vascular access for hemodialysis, peripheral vascular disease, and limb salvage. His research interests currently include vascular surgery education, iliocaval reconstruction, and the treatment of critical limb ischemia.
Dr. Abramowitz received his medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine. He then completed his residency in integrated vascular surgery at the Mount Sinai Medical Center before joining MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Abramowitz is the only physician at MedStar Washington Hospital Center performing endovascular iliocaval reconstruction, a two-stage minimally invasive reconstructive technique that has been paramount in the treatment of patients diagnosed with vena caval stenosis and central venous occlusive disease. Central venous occlusion is a debilitating disease, which, if left untreated, results in limb laceration and chronic limb ischemia.
Dr. Abramowitz is an advocate for the improvement of postoperative recovery for patients receiving radial artery catheterization procedures. These improvements will help individuals being treated for venous disease heal faster, allowing them to walk sooner after surgery. He is also an advocate for finding ways to incorporate minimally invasive techniques into open surgery in order to reduce healing times as well as the exposure that comes with open surgical procedures.
Philosophy of Care
"It's important to me that my patients fully understand their diagnosis and that they are a part of their treatment. By understanding what their goals are and what they expect for their care, I am able to tailor their treatment to meet their expectations.
I put my patients' interests first and try to do what's best for them. I create life-long treatment plans for my patients because there is no quick fix for vascular disease.
When I work with referring physicians, I aim to serve as an extension of their care plan partner. Continued communication, as well as a relationship with referring physicians, is a key factor in successful treatment."
Clinical areas of focus
- Endovascular Treatment
- May Thurner Syndrome Treatment
- Spider Vein Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Varicose Vein Treatment
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aorta Restriction
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortography
- Bypass Graft
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Angioplasty
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Carotid Stenting
- Common Carotid Artery Dilation
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Dialysis
- Dialysis Access
- Dialysis Graft Placement
- Dilation Of Inferior Vena Cava
- Dilation Of Left External Iliac Artery With Stent
- Dilation Of Left Iliac Artery
- Dilation Of Right External Iliac Artery
- Duplex Scan Of Aorta
- Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovascular Repair Of Femoral Artery
- Endovascular Repair Of Thoracic Aorta
- Endovascular Treatment
- Endovenous Laser Ablation Of Varicose Veins
- External Iliac Artery Supplement
- Extirpation Of Right Femoral Vein
- Fluoroscopy Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries
- Fluoroscopy Right Upper Extremity Arteries
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Limb Salvage
- Limited Duplex Scan Of Aorta
- May Thurner Syndrome Treatment
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mesenteric Artery Stenting
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Reoperation Of Distal Vessels
- Revascularization
- Sclerotherapy Of Varicose Veins
- Spider Vein Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Thoracic Aorta Restriction
- Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Thoracic Outlet Decompression
- Thromboendarterectomy With Patch Graft
- Translumbar Aortography
- Transluminal Balloon Angioplasty
- Ultrasonic Guidance
- Ultrasonography Inferior Vena Cava
- Ultrasonography Left Upper Extremity Veins
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Vascular Access Device Care
- Vascular Embolization
- Vascular Stenting
- Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Venous Stasis 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
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS II
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Navigate
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- First Health PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine (2009)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
View Dr. Abramowitz's work with endovascular iliocaval reconstruction, as an effective treatment in vena caval stenosis and occlusion.