Margaret E. Hamm, AGPCNP MSN
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Thoracic Surgery
Languages: English
877-376-2421
About me
Margaret “Maggie” Hamm, CRNP, is a nurse practitioner who is board certified in adult-gerontology primary care at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Department of Thoracic Surgery. She specializes in pre and post-operative care of thoracic surgery patients treated for thoracic malignancies (lung and esophageal cancer) and benign foregut disorders (hiatal hernia and achalasia). She also is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Maggie’s approach to care centers on providing a high level of support to patients throughout their surgical experiences. She begins by sharing what they can expect before, during, and after procedures. She then performs pre-surgical medical evaluations that include diagnostic testing and preparation education. She also helps them with pain management, surgical wound healing, surgical pathology reviews, and ongoing cancer monitoring.
Maggie supports a thoracic surgeon who specializes in robot-assisted surgeries – a minimally invasive procedure that uses robotic technology to provide enhanced precision and flexibility during cancer treatments. This innovation often results in shorter hospital stays and faster recoveries. Referring physicians should know that Maggie actively collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of experienced pulmonologists, oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, and gastroenterologists. Together, they develop comprehensive and personalized treatment plans for each patient.
Philosophy of Care
“I am a compassionate clinician who provides insightful education and comforting support. I have thoughtful conversations with patients to better understand their hopes and concerns. At the same time, I work diligently to help them navigate surgery, recover at home, and return to their normal daily activities as soon as possible.
One activity that I enjoy is yoga. It aids me in building strength, improving flexibility, and increasing mindfulness. It also helps me to be keenly perceptive of my patients’ needs for kindness and patience.”
Professional association
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Clinical areas of focus
- Esophageal Cancer Surgery
- Esophagectomy
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Mediastinal Tumor Resection
- Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
- Sympathectomy
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Absolute Quantitation Of Myocardial Blood Flow
- Airway Dilation
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Arthrocentesis
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Biopsy, Lung
- Bronchoscopy
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Myxoma Excision
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cerebral Oxygen Consumption Index Measurement
- Chest Wall Resection
- Chylothorax Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Electrocardiogram
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Esophageal Cancer Surgery
- Esophagectomy
- Heart Transplant
- Hyperhidrosis Surgery
- Lobectomy
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Transplant
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mediastinal Tumor Resection
- Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Myotomy For Achalasia
- Pericardial Window Creation
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Spirometry Test
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Sympathectomy
- Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Treatment
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Thoracostomy
- Tracheal Resection
- Transplant Critical Care Surgery
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Tumor Resection, Chest Wall
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
- Wedge Resection
- Wedge Resection, Lung
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0560Fax 877-376-2421
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
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Student Resources
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UHC Passport
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE for Life East
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: The Catholic University Of America (2017)
Awards
- Alumni Award, Master’s Studies, The Catholic University of America (2017) Nurse of the Year, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2016)