Susan Thornton Oyola, AGACNP-BC MSN| Cardiac Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Cardiac Arrest
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Gastric Surgery
- Heart Failure Surgery
- Heart Transplant
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Treatment
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Endocarditis
- Aneurysm Of Ascending Aorta
- Aneurysm Of Descending Aorta
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Arch Aneurysm
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Implantable Device Complications
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Complications Of Procedures
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Heart Attack
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Leaking Heart Valve
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Postoperative Adhesions
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm
- Tricuspid Atresia
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Myxoma Excision
- Cardiac Surgery For Cardiac Tumors
- Cardiac Surgery For Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiac Surgery For Thymoma
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Cystitis Treatment
- Device Implantation For Heart Failure
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Gastric Surgery
- Heart Failure Surgery
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart-Lung Transplant
- Hyperhidrosis Surgery
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Extraction
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement
- Intraaortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Sternal Reconstruction
- Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Treatment
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Valvuloplasty
- Venous Access Device Removal
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
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Navigate
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open POS II
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Network OA
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Employee Health Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: George Washington University School of Medicine (2019)