Lauren Johnston Skowera, AGACNP-BC MSN| Cardiology, Cardio-Oncology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiomyopathy
- Heart Failure
- Heart Failure Education And Counseling
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Risk Assessment
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Multiple Myeloma With Amyloidosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Assist Device
- Ventricular Dysfunction
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Hodgkin Disease
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Multiple Myeloma With Amyloidosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Pericardium Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Shortness Of Breath
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Tachycardia
- Unstable Angina
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Dysfunction
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Arthrocentesis
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Cardiac Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Enzyme Testing
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardioversion
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Congestive Heart Failure Management
- Electrocardiogram
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Event Monitoring
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Education And Counseling
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Risk Assessment
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Inotropic Management
- Neonatal Advanced Life Support
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Stress Echocardiography
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Assist Device
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
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Basic
- IH-POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HighMark
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- First Health PPO
- Medicare FFS
- United Student Resources
- OA Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Network OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: University of Virginia School of Nursing (2019)