Heidi Joy Appel, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Languages: English
Only sees patients in a hospital setting and does not schedule visits.
About me
Heidi Appel, MD, is a pediatric critical care physician at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed a dual internship and residency at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Appel then went on to complete a pediatric pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship program at Northwestern University. Dr. Appel is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Anaphylactic Shock
- Anaphylaxis
- Brain Death
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coagulopathy
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Complications
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hemodynamic Instability
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypokalemia
- Hypoxia
- Intestinal Transplant Complications
- Ischemic Stroke In Children
- Liver Transplant Complications
- Lung Transplant Complications
- Meningitis
- Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
- Myocarditis
- Neonatal Respiratory Distress
- Neonatal Respiratory Failure
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
- Pneumothorax
- Poisoning
- Postoperative Complications
- Respiratory Failure
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Sepsis
- Septic Shock
- Shock
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Status Epilepticus
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Tension Pneumothorax
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Traumatic Brain Injury In Children
Procedures I perform
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Management
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treatment
- Allergy
- Antiarrhythmic Therapy
- Apnea Monitoring
- Bispectral Index Monitoring
- Blood Component Transfusion
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Cardiac Arrest Management
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardioversion
- Chest Physiotherapy
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- Electrocardiogram
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Inotropic Therapy
- Intraosseous Line Placement
- Lumbar Puncture
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Tracheostomy
- Transcutaneous Oxygen Monitoring
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Concentrated Care Center Ground Level Room CG201 Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-7428Fax 202-444-2613
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
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE East Prime
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HighMark
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Basic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 3500
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- First Health PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Fellowship: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (1999)
Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (1994)
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (1991)