Jonathan A Altschuler, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Jonathan A. Altschuler, MD is a board certified cardiologist and senior attending physician at Washington Hospital Center. His focus includes invasive cardiology and peripheral vascular disease.
Dr. Altschuler believes in a shared responsibility between patient and practitioner when it comes to his patients’ health. He encourages patients to make choices that positively impact their overall quality of life.
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Echocardiography
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension Treatment
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
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
- Amphetamine Addiction
- 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
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Implantable Device Complications
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiac Tumor
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Circulatory System Complications
- Clotting Disorders
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Emergency Use Of U07
- Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Edema
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- 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
- Pleural Disease
- 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
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shock
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Superficial Thrombophlebitis
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transposition Of The Great Arteries
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- 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
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Murmur Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Peripheral Angioplasty
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Syncope Treatment
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation 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
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HighMark
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Sentara Health
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-POS
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-EPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Blue Choice Advantage
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
Education
Board Certification: ,
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship Program: University of Pennsylvania Health System (1989)
Residency Program: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1986)
Internship Program: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1984)
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University (1983)