Kathleen N. Anthony-Dressel, FNPBC MSN| Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Treatment
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Myocardial Infarction
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Stress Echocardiography
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disorders
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Clotting Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Valve Problems
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Postprocedural States
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Test
- Cholesterol Screening
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Optimization
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Palpitation Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Stress Echocardiography
- Subcutaneous Cardiac Rhythm Monitor System Evaluation
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Ventricular Assist Device Evaluation
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
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Student Resources
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-POS Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Sentara Health
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HighMark
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Navigate
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Network OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
Graduate: Simmons College (2018)