About me
Dr. Virginia Steen is a Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine and is the Chief of Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She did her medical school at the University of Pittsburgh, Internal medicine residency at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and her rheumatology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh where she stayed on the faculty until moving to Georgetown in 1995.
Dr Steen is an internationally recognized expert in Systemic Sclerosis and has been involved in research and clinical trials for scleroderma throughout her career. She co-established the Pittsburgh Scleroderma Database which has resulted in more than 200 publications about all aspects of scleroderma. She led a nationwide study on pulmonary hypertension in scleroderma and has been a leader in the exciting clinical trials in scleroderma and Raynaud’s over the last 20 years. She has been the rheumatology representative for several pulmonary guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary fibrosis and was on the Pregnancy Guidelines for Rheumatic Diseases.
She is a Master of the American College of Rheumatology and received an award for Excellence in Investigational Mentoring also from the ACR. She has received multiple awards from the National Scleroderma Foundation including Doctor of the Year, several educational awards and the Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Steen is a member of the Magis Society at Georgetown University, Excellent in Teaching, as well as she received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Georgetown Women in Medicine.
Awards
- Master of American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
- Life Time Achievement Award for Scleroderma Foundation
- Excellence in Investigative Mentoring - ARC
- Outstanding Achievement Award – Georgetown University Department of Medicine
Research
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Autoantibodies In Autoimmune Diseases
- Dermatomyositis
- Eosinophilic Fasciitis
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Undifferentiated Connective Disease
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Autoantibodies In Autoimmune Diseases
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- Dermatomyositis
- Eosinophilic Fasciitis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Interstitial Pneumonitis With Autoimmune Features (IPAF)
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Undifferentiated Connective Disease
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Modified Rodnan Skin Score (IN SCLERODERMA)
- Nailfold Capillaroscopy (EVALUATION OF RAYNAUD’S DISEASE)
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 6th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-7547Fax 202-444-7797
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-POS Plus
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- OA Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Student Resources
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Sentara Health
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- POS OA
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Navigate
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Network OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (1980)
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System (1977)
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (1975)