Jonathan A Altschuler, MD| Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | 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 Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- 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
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformation Syndromes Affecting Multiple Systems
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
- 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 Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Inherited Heart Conditions
- 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
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- 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
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- 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
- Angioplasty And Stenting
- 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 Catheterization Interpretation
- 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
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- 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
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Peripheral Angioplasty
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- 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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Navigate
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open POS II
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- POS OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Network OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- HighMark
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
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)