Shannon E Watts, PA-C| Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Electrocardiogram
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- 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 Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Clotting Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Edema
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Angioplasty
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Preventive Cardiology
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Tilt Table Test
- Transcranial Doppler
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Translumbar Aortography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Umbilical Artery Doppler
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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Sentara Health
- POS OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Navigate
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Network OA
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Basic
- UHC Passport
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
Education
Board Certification: National Comm on Certif of Physician Assistants, Physician Assistant
Allied Health Education: Johns Hopkins University (2011)