About me
Steven Abramowitz, MD, is Chair of Vascular Surgery for MedStar Health and a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery. As a board-certified vascular surgeon, he specializes in the treatment of aortic disease including aneurysms and dissection, venous occlusive disease, carotid artery disease, and peripheral arterial disease including critical limb ischemia and claudication through the use of endovascular and open surgical techniques.
Dr. Abramowtiz's clinical interests include central venous occlusive disease, aortic aneurysmal disease, vascular access for hemodialysis, peripheral vascular disease, and limb salvage. His research interests currently include vascular surgery education, iliocaval reconstruction, and the treatment of critical limb ischemia.
Dr. Abramowitz received his medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine. He then completed his residency in integrated vascular surgery at the Mount Sinai Medical Center before joining MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Abramowitz is the only physician at MedStar Washington Hospital Center performing endovascular iliocaval reconstruction, a two-stage minimally invasive reconstructive technique that has been paramount in the treatment of patients diagnosed with vena caval stenosis and central venous occlusive disease. Central venous occlusion is a debilitating disease, which, if left untreated, results in limb laceration and chronic limb ischemia.
Dr. Abramowitz is an advocate for the improvement of postoperative recovery for patients receiving radial artery catheterization procedures. These improvements will help individuals being treated for venous disease heal faster, allowing them to walk sooner after surgery. He is also an advocate for finding ways to incorporate minimally invasive techniques into open surgery in order to reduce healing times as well as the exposure that comes with open surgical procedures.
Philosophy of Care
"It's important to me that my patients fully understand their diagnosis and that they are a part of their treatment. By understanding what their goals are and what they expect for their care, I am able to tailor their treatment to meet their expectations.
I put my patients' interests first and try to do what's best for them. I create life-long treatment plans for my patients because there is no quick fix for vascular disease.
When I work with referring physicians, I aim to serve as an extension of their care plan partner. Continued communication, as well as a relationship with referring physicians, is a key factor in successful treatment."
Clinical areas of focus
- Endovascular Treatment
- May Thurner Syndrome Treatment
- Spider Vein Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Varicose Vein Treatment
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aorta Restriction
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortography
- Bypass Graft
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Angioplasty
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Carotid Stenting
- Common Carotid Artery Dilation
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Dialysis
- Dialysis Access
- Dialysis Graft Placement
- Dilation Of Inferior Vena Cava
- Dilation Of Left External Iliac Artery With Stent
- Dilation Of Left Iliac Artery
- Dilation Of Right External Iliac Artery
- Duplex Scan Of Aorta
- Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovascular Repair Of Femoral Artery
- Endovascular Repair Of Thoracic Aorta
- Endovascular Treatment
- Endovenous Laser Ablation Of Varicose Veins
- External Iliac Artery Supplement
- Extirpation Of Right Femoral Vein
- Fluoroscopy Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries
- Fluoroscopy Right Upper Extremity Arteries
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Limb Salvage
- Limited Duplex Scan Of Aorta
- May Thurner Syndrome Treatment
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mesenteric Artery Stenting
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Reoperation Of Distal Vessels
- Revascularization
- Sclerotherapy Of Varicose Veins
- Spider Vein Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Thoracic Aorta Restriction
- Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Thoracic Outlet Decompression
- Thromboendarterectomy With Patch Graft
- Translumbar Aortography
- Transluminal Balloon Angioplasty
- Ultrasonic Guidance
- Ultrasonography Inferior Vena Cava
- Ultrasonography Left Upper Extremity Veins
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Vascular Access Device Care
- Vascular Embolization
- Vascular Stenting
- Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Venous Stasis Ulcer Treatment
- Vertebral Artery Stenting
Practice locations
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1133 21st St NW
Ste 700
Washington, DC, 20036
1133 21st St NW
Ste 700
Washington, DC, 20036
25500 Point Lookout Rd
Ste P200
Leonardtown, MD, 20650
106 Irving St NW
POB North 3150
Washington, DC, 20010
810 Bestgate Rd
Ste 300
Annapolis, MD, 21401
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
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- POS OA
- Employee Health Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Navigate
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open POS II
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Network OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine (2009)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
View Dr. Abramowitz's work with endovascular iliocaval reconstruction, as an effective treatment in vena caval stenosis and occlusion.