Susan Thornton Oyola, AGACNP-BC MSN| Cardiac Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Cardiac Arrest
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Gastric Surgery
- Heart Failure Surgery
- Heart Transplant
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Treatment
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Acute Endocarditis
- Aneurysm Of Ascending Aorta
- Aneurysm Of Descending Aorta
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Arch Aneurysm
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Implantable Device Complications
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Complications Of Procedures
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Heart Attack
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Leaking Heart Valve
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Postoperative Adhesions
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm
- Tricuspid Atresia
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Abdominal Wall Stoma Repair
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Myxoma Excision
- Cardiac Surgery For Cardiac Tumors
- Cardiac Surgery For Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiac Surgery For Thymoma
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Cystitis Treatment
- Device Implantation For Heart Failure
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Gastric Surgery
- Heart Failure Surgery
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart-Lung Transplant
- Hyperhidrosis Surgery
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Extraction
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement
- Intraaortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Sternal Reconstruction
- Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Treatment
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Valvuloplasty
- Venous Access Device Removal
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
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Sentara Health
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- POS OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- UHC Passport
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: George Washington University School of Medicine (2019)