About me
Ida Hui Suen, MD, is a cardiologist at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center and MedStar Health: at Brandywine. She is board certified in internal medicine and board eligible in general cardiology. Dr. Suen treats patients for a wide variety of heart conditions including heart disease, high blood pressure, heart failure, and arrhythmia.
As a non-invasive cardiologist, Dr. Suen utilizes methods such as transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, stress testing, nuclear myocardial perfusion interpretation, transvenous pacemaker insertion, and Swan Ganz catheter insertion to treat and improve her patients' conditions.
Dr. Suen’s clinical interests include preventative medicine, general adult cardiology, valvular diseases, arrhythmia, hypertension and heart disease. She is especially passionate about preventative heart care. Her goal is to screen, monitor, and treat her patients' symptoms early, before they develop into a serious condition that is more difficult to manage. Currently, she is building a patient base so that she can monitor and care for the same patients over a long period of time rather than seeing them only once or twice. When creating a treatment plan, she strives to identify and remove any barriers of care such as economic hardships, transportation issues, or insurance complications.
Dr. Suen received her Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Barnard College, Columbia University in New York, New York, and a Master of Public Health in Environmental Health Science and Molecular Toxicology from Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health. From there she went on to earn her Doctor of Medicine from St George’s University, School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies, where she graduated cum laude. Before working at MedStar Health, Dr. Suen was a Chief Fellow in the Department of Cardiology at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, New York.
Dr. Suen is fluent in Spanish and Cantonese and speaks conversational Vietnamese.
Philosophy of Care
“My philosophy of care is rooted in building a strong relationship with my patients and getting to know their clinical history. Not every chest pain is the same, nor is every individual's circumstances or access to care. I see each of my patients as individuals and take the time to really listen to their symptoms and concerns so that together we can create the best treatment plan possible.
I want my patients to know that my work as a cardiologist extends beyond my professional life and into my personal life. Many years ago, my father told me that he was experiencing chest pain while fishing. I advised him to go to the doctor and have his heart checked. In the end, he ended up having open heart surgery, which prolonged his life. My father has since passed on, but I will always feel his love and support. I know what it is like to be a family member of someone who has a heart issue and realize that every patient I treat is someone’s parent, sibling, child, or friend and I treat them like a member of my own family.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Echocardiography
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Myocardial Infarction
- Stress Echocardiography
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Clotting Disorders
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gout
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Poisoning
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shock
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Subcortical Infarction
- Superficial Thrombophlebitis
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Insufficiency
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Cholesterol Screening
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Mesenteric Angiography
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pressure Flow Study
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stress Echocardiography
- Subcutaneous Cardiac Rhythm Monitor System Evaluation
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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 Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Network OA
- OA Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- POS OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- HighMark
- Navigate
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UHC Passport
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Coney Island Hospital (2022)
Residency: Coney Island Hospital (2019)