Lowell F. Satler, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Valvular Disease Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology
Languages: English
202-877-3339
About me
Lowell Satler, MD, is Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Training and Educational Center and Director of Coronary Interventions at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Satler was one of the key physicians in the launch of the Structural Heart Disease Program, which advocates the use of percutaneous techniques to treat valvular disorders when standard surgery is not recommended.
In collaboration with Children's National Medical Center, he developed the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program -- the only program in the region designed to follow patients with congenital heart defects from birth to adulthood. This program is fully staffed by congenital heart cardiologists to meet stringent requirements for multidisciplinary care.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Satler is an active investigator and serves as principal investigator for 21 interventional cardiology research protocols to improve patient outcomes in the treatment of coronary artery disease, congenital heart disease, carotid artery diseases, and other conditions.
In collaboration with AT&T, Dr. Satler developed CodeHeart, a wireless application that allows physicians to view ECGs and participate in real-time videoconferencing over a secure network. This technology was designed to improve heart attack diagnoses in the field, but can be used in all aspects of medical care to facilitate communication between experts and remote locations, thus enhancing treatment provided by first responders and shortening patient waiting time for treatment.
Dr. Satler writes and publishes extensively on the topic of invasive cardiology. His repertoire includes more than 300 scholarly publications in peer-reviewed journals and nearly 400 abstracts. In addition, he serves on the editorial boards of several cardiology journals, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology,Catheterization and Cardiovascular Intervention, and the Journal of Invasive Cardiology. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiology. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the American College of Cardiology, the American Medical Association, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Satler earned his medical degree from Albany Medical College in New York. He completed a residency in Medicine at Albany Medical Center and a Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, AL.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Cardiac Arrest
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Drug Eluting Stent
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Attack
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocardial Infarction
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Unstable Angina
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Shock
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiac Valve Vegetation
- Chronic Total Occlusion
- Circulatory System Complications
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Stenosis
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- Heart Valve Vegetation
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Myocarditis
- Myopathies
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Refractory Angina
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Transposition Of The Great Arteries
- Unstable Angina
- Valve Fibrosis
- Valve Leaflet Issues
- Vascular Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Valve Dilation
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Supplement
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Bilateral Cardiac Sampling And Pressure
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Cell Therapy
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation
- Cardiac Output Assistance
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Coronary Angiography With Bypass Graft
- Coronary Angiography With Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Arterial Pressure Measurement
- Coronary Artery Revascularization
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Artery Ultrasound
- Coronary Flow Reserve Measurement
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Dilation Of Right Circumflex Artery With Balloon
- Drug Eluting Stent
- Endoluminal Imaging Of Coronary Vessel
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- External Heart Assist System Insertion
- Fluoroscopy Of Left Internal Mammary Bypass Graft
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Myocardial Infarction (MI) Treatment
- Occlusion Of Left Atrial Appendage
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Percutaneous Transcatheter Septal Reduction
- Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Transluminal Revascularization
- Pericardial Window Creation
- Radial Artery Dilation
- Stent Placement
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- Transradial Catheterization
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Tricuspid Valve Supplement With Synthetic Substitute
- Twist Drill Hole With Ventricular Catheter
- Valvuloplasty
- Vestibuloplasty
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Ste 4B-1
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
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Navigate
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare FFS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS II
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Network OA
- UHC Passport
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TRICARE East Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (1984)
Fellowship: University of Alabama Medical Center-Birmingham (1983)
Residency: Albany Medical Center (1981)
Internship: Albany Medical Center (1979)
Medical School: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1978)