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
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Network OA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare Direct
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Student Resources
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center
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)