Maritess Almirante Teston, AGACNP-BC| Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Echocardiography
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmia
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Clotting Disorders
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Palpitations
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Murmur Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Heart Transplant
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Palpitation Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Ventricular Assist Device
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
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 Blue Card Program
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Network Only Plus
- POS OA
- Network OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II
- IH-POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open HMO Option
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare FFS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OA Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: Georgetown University School of Nursing (2018)