About me
Dr. Reginald L. Robinson, MD, is a board certified cardiologist at Medstar Washington Hospital Center and the Bowie, Maryland office of Medstar. Dr. Robinson also serves on the board of Medstar Cardiology Associates, and is part of the Quality Committee, interviewing committee, physician lead for the Irving street vascular lab and facility medical director there for the practice. In addition, he holds a position on the Greater Washington region board of the American Heart Association, where he was previously president. He is the current board president of the Eastern States Board of the American Heart Association which covers 30 local boards from Virgina to Maine including West Virginia. His expertise is in general clinical cardiology, treating heart arrhythmia, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, congestive heart failure, and other diseases of the heart.
Performing a range of diagnostic procedures, Dr. Robinson informs his treatment recommendations through imaging studies, such as vascular ultrasound, as well as all forms of stress testing. His treatment approach is holistic, employing lifestyle changes as well as traditional cardiology. He sees medications as a supplement to healthy lifestyle changes. His clinical interests include clinical cardiology as it relates to taking care of the patient.
Dr. Robinson was named The American Heart Association (AHA) 2024 Physician of the Year. He also received the 2020 Eastern States Volunteer Health Equity Award from the Greater Washington Chapter of the American Heart Association.
Dr. Robinson received his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine. He then completed his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in cardiology at Temple University Hospital, where he was named Chief Cardiology Fellow in the last year of the fellowship. Dr. Robinson is a Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI), a certification awarded to cardiologists who meet the highest standards in vascular interpretation ultrasound.
Philosophy of care
“I look at the entire vascular tree — the arteries, capillaries, and veins that carry blood to each part of the body — and try to synthesize and link them together. I examine how the patient’s diseases interact and how they put the patient at risk for other diseases and related cardiac events.
“I believe in a lifestyle focused treatment approach, because about 80% of the conditions I see can be modified by lifestyle. I talk with my patients about how diet, exercise, and activity influence their health.”
Honors, Awards, & Society Memberships
- Member, Phi Beta Sigma
- Member, 100 Black Men Washington DC chapter
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion National American Heart Association 2024 - Present
- Board Member MedStar Cardiology Associates, L.L.C.
- Immediate past President Eastern States Board American Heart Association 7/2021 - 7/2023 (33 local boards from VA to Maine including WVa) 2021 - 7/2023
- American Heart Association past president of the board; DC Affiliate (DC and Northern VA)
- American Heart Association Mid-Atlantic Affiliate (NC, SC, VA, DC and parts of GA and MD) Board member: 2016
- Former At Large Member and secretary, Medical Society of the District of Columbia
- America Heart Association
- Association of Black Cardiologists American College of Cardiology
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Electrocardiogram
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Hypertension
- Lymphedema
- Mesenteric Angiography
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Infarction
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Benign Neoplasm Of Intrathoracic Organs
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrest Due To Drowning
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Carotid Artery Occlusion
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chagas' Disease
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Circulatory System Complications
- Circulatory System Disorders
- Clotting Disorders
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Cardiac Chambers And Connections
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gout
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Myocarditis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Poisoning
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Shock
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With Pacemaker
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Angiography With Cardiac Catheterization
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiologic Study
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Fluoroscopy Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lymphedema
- Mesenteric Angiography
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Pacemaker Optimization
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Stress Echocardiography
- Subcutaneous Cardiac Rhythm Monitor System Evaluation
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Unlisted Gastroenterology Procedure
- 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
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- OA Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Beech Street PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Navigate
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- Sentara Health
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Network OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- POS OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice Fund PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Temple University Hospital (2001)
Residency: Temple University Hospital (1998)
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine (1995)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Podcasts
https://www.youtube.com/embed/hK7GyGWn93I