Edward V. Platia, MD| Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology | MedStar Health
About me
Edward V. Platia, MD, is a cardiologist specializing in cardiac electrophysiology at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and professor of Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine.
He was raised in Easton, Pennsylvania, graduating first in his class of 600 from Easton Area High School. He received his Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Lafayette College, graduating first in his engineering class. Obtaining his medical degree at Johns Hopkins University, he completed his residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Stanford University Medical Center, followed by a cardiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins, training with Dr. Michel Mirowski, inventor of the implantable defibrillator, and Dr. Morton Mower, inventor of the biventricular (CRT) pacemaker. He remained on the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty for several years and was director of the cardiac electrophysiology laboratory before coming to MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
His clinical practice, research interests and publications, which include the textbook Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias, have been in the field of cardiac arrhythmias. He is vice president of the international credentialing board of cardiac electrophysiology specialists, International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE).
Practice Focus
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Cardiac electrophysiology
- Cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators, including laser explantation
- Catheter ablation of arrhythmias
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
- International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Channelopathies
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Arrhythmia Monitoring
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Monitoring
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Failure Device Therapy
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Palpitation Treatment
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Tilt Table Test
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Wireless Event Recorder Monitoring
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
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
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optimum Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Select
- Network OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- OA Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Navigate
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1982)
Residency: ValleyCare-Stanford Health Care (1979)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1978)
Internship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1977)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1976)