About me
Edward V. Platia, MD, is a cardiologist specializing in cardiac electrophysiology at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and professor of Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine.
He was raised in Easton, Pennsylvania, graduating first in his class of 600 from Easton Area High School. He received his Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Lafayette College, graduating first in his engineering class. Obtaining his medical degree at Johns Hopkins University, he completed his residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Stanford University Medical Center, followed by a cardiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins, training with Dr. Michel Mirowski, inventor of the implantable defibrillator, and Dr. Morton Mower, inventor of the biventricular (CRT) pacemaker. He remained on the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty for several years and was director of the cardiac electrophysiology laboratory before coming to MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
His clinical practice, research interests and publications, which include the textbook Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias, have been in the field of cardiac arrhythmias. He is vice president of the international credentialing board of cardiac electrophysiology specialists, International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE).
Practice Focus
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Cardiac electrophysiology
- Cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators, including laser explantation
- Catheter ablation of arrhythmias
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
- International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Channelopathies
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Arrhythmia Monitoring
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Monitoring
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Failure Device Therapy
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Palpitation Treatment
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Management
- Tilt Table Test
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Wireless Event Recorder Monitoring
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Ste 5A-12
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Sentara Health
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE for Life East
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Network OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst NASCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1982)
Residency: ValleyCare-Stanford Health Care (1979)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1978)
Internship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1977)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1976)