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