Lauren Johnston Skowera, AGACNP-BC MSN| Cardio-Oncology, Cardiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiomyopathy
- Echocardiography
- Heart Failure
- Heart Failure Education And Counseling
- Heart Failure 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 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
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Arthrocentesis
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation
- Cardiac Enzyme Testing
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardioversion
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Congestive Heart Failure Management
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Heart Failure Education And Counseling
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Holter Monitoring
- Inotropic Management
- Inotropic Therapy
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Neonatal Advanced Life Support
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Ventricular Assist Device
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- UHC Passport
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Network OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Navigate
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Employee Health Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: University of Virginia School of Nursing (2019)