Heather Norton Benedetto, FNP MSN| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Colitis
- Colonoscopy
- Diverticulitis
- Enteroscopy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Bowel Obstruction
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Proctal Ulcer
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Enteroscopy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Liver Biopsy
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
Practice locations
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8401 Connecticut Ave
PH-B
Bethesda, MD, 20815
106 Irving St NW
POB South Ste 205
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
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice POS II
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- TRICARE East Select
- Network OA
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- POS OA
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Sentara Health
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HighMark
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- First Health PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- OA Plus
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Basic
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, Gastroenterology
Graduate: Boston College Graduate School of Nursing (2003)