Maritess Almirante Teston, AGACNP-BC| Cardiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiovascular Care
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Management
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Hypertension
- Palpitations
- Syncope
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Coronary Angiography
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Abnormal Stress Test
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
- Amyloidosis
- Anomalies Of The Coronary Artery
- Aortic Diseases
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Ulcer
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Sclerosis
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of The Aorta
- Athletic Heart Syndrome
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
- Atrial Tachycardia
- Atrioventricular Block
- Autoimmune Pericarditis
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Angina
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Insufficiency
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiac Tumor
- Cardiomegaly
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiopulmonary Disease
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Cardiotoxicity
- Carotid Aneurysm
- Carotid Intimal Thickness
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Coronary Artery Calcification
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Fistula
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Dysautonomia
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Edema
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Elevated Creatine Kinase
- Exercise Intolerance
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- First Degree Heart Block
- Genetic Cardiomyopathy
- Giant Cell Myocarditis
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Problems
- Heart Racing
- Heart Valve Disease
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis
- Infiltrative Disorders Of The Heart
- Intestinal Ischemic Syndrome
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Bundle Branch Block
- Left Heart Failure
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Mthfr Mutation
- Myocardial Infarction (MI)
- Myocarditis
- Myxoma
- Orthopnea
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Palpitations
- Papillary Muscle Disorders
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Paroxysmal Tachycardia
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardial Effusion
- Pericarditis
- Peripheral Edema
- Pre Excitation Syndrome
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Beats
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Prinzmetals Angina
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Pulmonary Veno Occlusive Disease
- Refractory Angina
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Aortic Regurgitation
- Rheumatic Aortic Stenosis
- Rheumatic Diseases Of Pulmonary Valve
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Failure
- Rheumatic Mitral Regurgitation
- Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
- Right Bundle Branch Block
- Right Heart Failure
- Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Subaortic Stenosis
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tachycardia Bradycardia Syndrome
- Tricuspid Regurgitation
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Type 1 Second Degree Heart Block
- Type 2 Second Degree Heart Block
- Unstable Angina
- Valve Stenosis
- Valvular Endocarditis
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Variant Angina
- Vasospastic Angina
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Viral Cardiomyopathy
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Duplex Ultrasound
- Adenosine Stress Test
- Advanced Lipid Blood Tests
- Anticoagulation
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
- Cardiovascular Care
- Cholesterol Management
- Collateral Vessel Closure
- Dobutamine Stress Test
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Heart Health
- Holter Monitor
- Implantable Cardiac Monitor Procedure
- In Office Cardiac Echocardiogram
- In Office Cardiac Stress Test
- Loop Recorder
- Preoperative Evaluation
- Preventative Cardiology
- Prosthetic Heart Valves
- Pulmonary And Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Sports Related Cardiovascular Assessment
- Stress Echo Cardiogram
- Thallium Stress Test
- Tilt Table Test
- Transthoracic Echocardiogram
- Vo2 Measurement
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
- Innovation Health: POS
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- United Navigate
- Aetna HMO
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Choice Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Tricare East Prime
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare East Select
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- United Choice
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- United Golden Rule
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Carefirst EPO
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Cigna Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Tricare for Life East
- Kaiser Signature
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Network Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Cigna EPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- I-SNP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- United Optimum Choice
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- WellPoint Maryland
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Kaiser Select
- D-SNP)
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Virginia Premier
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Other Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, -
Allied Health Education: Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies (2018)