Kathryn S. Hilgartner, NP| Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology, Cardiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Echocardiography
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Treatment
- Lymphedema
- Palpitations
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Stress Test
- Syncope
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- 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
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atherosclerotic Disease
- 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 Kidney Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Clotting Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gout
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- 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
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- 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
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- 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
- 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
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lymphedema
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Subcutaneous Cardiac Rhythm Monitor System Evaluation
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Assist Device Interrogation
- Wireless Event Recorder Monitoring
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
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- First Health PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HighMark
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare Direct
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS II
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TRICARE for Life East
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: University of Maryland School of Nursing (2004)