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