About me
Susan O'Donoghue, MD, is a board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She previously served as Associate Director of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Center and Director of the Combined Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She is presently Director of Cardiogenetic Services at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, a new program for the diagnosis and treatment of inherited cardiac disorders, which she developed. Dr. O'Donoghue has been providing care for more than 25 years.
Dr. O'Donoghue is a member of the Washington Electrophysiologic Society, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), and the American College of Cardiology (ACC). She has authored numerous textbook chapters and journal articles.
Dr. O'Donoghue specializes in treating heart rhythm disorders through the use of electrophysiologic studies, catheter ablation procedures and devices such as pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD). She is currently conducting research measuring the energy present on the skin surface when an internal defibrillator fires.
Dr. O'Donoghue completed her undergraduate studies in the Honors program at the University of Connecticut, where she graduated summa cum laude and received her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency training in internal medicine at Emory University, and her Cardiology Fellowship at Emory University and MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. O'Donoghue also completed a fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology and pacing at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Philosophy of Care
"From a young age, I began volunteering at a nursing home. I volunteered until I was hired as a nurse's aide at the age of 16 and continued this work while completing my undergraduate degree. I still remember many of my patients to this day. Together with my love of science, that early experience helped me come to the decision to become a physician
It is an honor to participate in an individual's care. Each person I meet receives my full attention and a unique approach to their diagnosis and treatment plan. I strive to be a patient and empathetic listener, especially when it comes to the concerns of my patients. I feel fulfilled when my patients tell me that they're glad they came to see me and that they would recommend their loved ones to me.
Referring physicians should know that I will communicate clearly back to them and maintain a dialogue. I will take excellent care of their patients."
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Arrest
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Conduction Disorders
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Electric Shock Injuries To The Heart
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Cardioverter
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Defibrillator Threshold Testing
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Endometrial Extraction
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Ste 5A-12
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS II
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HighMark
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Student Resources
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Network OA
- IH-POS Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Navigate
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Fellowship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (1988)
Residency: Emory University Hospital-GME (1984)
Internship: Emory University Hospital-GME (1982)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1981)
Medical School: University Of Connecticut (1977)