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
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Cancer
- Anal Fissures
- Anal Venous Thrombosis
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Anus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Bowel Obstruction
- Cancer Of The Appendix
- 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]
- Depression
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- 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
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hepatitis
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Perforation
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Fibrosis
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malabsorption
- Myocarditis
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Problems Related To Medical Facilities
- Proctal Ulcer
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Throat Pain
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Anal Fistula Treatment
- Appendicitis Treatment
- Barium Enema
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Enteroscopy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Hysteroscopic Polyp Resection
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Liver Biopsy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mrcp (MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY)
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper Gi Series
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Urinary Tract Obstruction Treatment
- Variceal Band Ligation
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Virtual Autopsy
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
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Navigate
- IH-POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare Direct
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- POS OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Student Resources
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UHC Passport
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: Boston College Graduate School of Nursing (2003)