Heather Norton Benedetto, FNP MSN| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Colitis
- Colonoscopy
- Diverticulitis
- Enteroscopy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Bowel Obstruction
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Proctal Ulcer
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Enteroscopy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Liver Biopsy
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
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
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- OA Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UHC Passport
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Beech Street PPO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Navigate
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- POS OA
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Network OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, Gastroenterology
Graduate: Boston College Graduate School of Nursing (2003)