Richard Leo Morrissey, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
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Richard Leo Morrissey

Richard Leo Morrissey, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

5 out of 5 (910 reviews)

Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology

Languages: English

(877) 303-1461

About me

FACC,FASE,FACP

Clinical areas of focus

  • Angiogram
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardioversion
  • Cholesterol Screening
  • Event Monitoring
  • Hypertension Treatment
  • Stress Echocardiography
  • Stress Test
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Breathing
  • Abnormal Heart Rhythm
  • Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
  • Acute Endocarditis
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • Advanced Heart Failure
  • Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
  • Advanced Heart Failure Care
  • Amyloidosis
  • Angina
  • Angina Pectoris
  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aortic Regurgitation
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Aortic Valve Regurgitation
  • Artery Disorders
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Atrial Flutter
  • Atrioventricular Block
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve
  • Bradycardia
  • Bundle Branch Block
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Cardiac Murmurs
  • Cardiometabolic Disorders
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Chest Pain
  • Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Claudication
  • Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
  • Congenital Heart Valve Defects
  • Congenital Malformations Of Heart
  • Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis
  • Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
  • Dyspnea On Exertion
  • Eisenmenger Syndrome
  • Electrical Conduction Disorders
  • Enlarged Heart
  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia
  • Heart Attack
  • Heart Block
  • Heart Disease
  • Heart Disease In Women
  • Heart Murmur
  • Heart Palpitations
  • High Blood Pressure
  • High Cholesterol Management
  • Hypertension
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypotension
  • Irregular Heartbeat
  • Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
  • Ischemic Heart Disease
  • Kawasaki Disease
  • Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
  • Long Term Drug Therapy
  • Mitral Regurgitation
  • Mitral Valve Disease
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
  • Palpitations
  • Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus
  • Patent Foramen Ovale
  • Pericardium Diseases
  • Peripheral Artery Disease
  • Premature Atrial Contractions
  • Premature Ventricular Contractions
  • Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCS)
  • Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
  • Pulmonary Edema
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Pulmonary Heart Disease
  • Pulmonary Valve Disorders
  • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Secondary Hypertension
  • Sick Sinus Syndrome
  • Single Ventricle Heart Defects
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Swelling In Legs
  • Syncope
  • Tachycardia
  • Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
  • Tricuspid Stenosis
  • Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
  • Venous Embolism
  • Ventricular Aneurysm
  • Ventricular Fibrillation
  • Ventricular Tachycardia
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Procedures I perform

  • Ablation Therapy
  • Angiogram
  • Angioplasty
  • Aortic Stenosis Treatment
  • Aortic Valve Repair
  • Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
  • Atrial Septal Defect Repair
  • Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Cardiovascular Stress Testing
  • Cardioversion
  • Cholesterol Screening
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  • Coronary Artery Stenting
  • Electrocardiogram
  • Electrophysiology Study
  • Event Monitoring
  • External Electrocardiographic Recording
  • Heart Biopsy
  • Heart Failure Treatment
  • Heart Pacemaker Implantation
  • Heart Rhythm Monitoring
  • Heart Transplant
  • Heart Ultrasonography
  • High Cholesterol Management
  • Holter Monitoring
  • Hypertension Treatment
  • Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
  • Intravascular Ultrasound
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
  • Nuclear Stress Test
  • Palpitation Treatment
  • Stress Echocardiography
  • Stress Test
  • Syncope Treatment
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography
  • Transthoracic Echocardiography
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-877-8833
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Fax 877-303-1461

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.

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease

Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1993)

Internship: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1986)

Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (1985)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    5
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    5
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    5
  • Provider included you in decisions

    5
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    5
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    5
  • May 19, 2026

    Excellent service

  • May 14, 2026

    Dr. Richard Morrissey, MD is a brilliant doctor. The best!

  • May 6, 2026

    Been with Dr. Morrissey over 20yrs, so glad he's in my corner!