About me
Dr. Reginald L. Robinson, MD, is a board certified cardiologist at Medstar Washington Hospital Center and the Bowie, Maryland office of Medstar. Dr. Robinson also serves on the board of Medstar Cardiology Associates, and is part of the Quality Committee, interviewing committee, physician lead for the Irving street vascular lab and facility medical director there for the practice. In addition, he holds a position on the Greater Washington region board of the American Heart Association, where he was previously president. He is the current board president of the Eastern States Board of the American Heart Association which covers 30 local boards from Virgina to Maine including West Virginia. His expertise is in general clinical cardiology, treating heart arrhythmia, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, congestive heart failure, and other diseases of the heart.
Performing a range of diagnostic procedures, Dr. Robinson informs his treatment recommendations through imaging studies, such as vascular ultrasound, as well as all forms of stress testing. His treatment approach is holistic, employing lifestyle changes as well as traditional cardiology. He sees medications as a supplement to healthy lifestyle changes. His clinical interests include clinical cardiology as it relates to taking care of the patient.
Dr. Robinson received the 2020 Eastern States Volunteer Health Equity Award from the Greater Washington Chapter of the American Heart Association.
Dr. Robinson received his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine. He then completed his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in cardiology at Temple University Hospital, where he was named Chief Cardiology Fellow in the last year of the fellowship. Dr. Robinson is a Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI), a certification awarded to cardiologists who meet the highest standards in vascular interpretation ultrasound.
Philosophy of care
“I look at the entire vascular tree — the arteries, capillaries, and veins that carry blood to each part of the body — and try to synthesize and link them together. I examine how the patient’s diseases interact and how they put the patient at risk for other diseases and related cardiac events.
“I believe in a lifestyle focused treatment approach, because about 80% of the conditions I see can be modified by lifestyle. I talk with my patients about how diet, exercise, and activity influence their 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 Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Sclerosis
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- 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
- Cardio Oncology
- Cardiomegaly
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiopulmonary Disease
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Cardiotoxicity
- Carotid Aneurysm
- Carotid Intimal Thickness
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Coronary Artery Calcification
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Edema
- Exercise Intolerance
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- First Degree Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Problems
- Heart Racing
- Heart Valve Disease
- High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis
- Infiltrative Disorders Of The Heart
- Intestinal Ischemic Syndrome
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Left Bundle Branch Block
- Left Heart Failure
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction (MI)
- Myocarditis
- Myxoma
- Orthopnea
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Palpitations
- 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 Capillary Hemangiomatosis
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Hypoplasia
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Refractory Angina
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Aortic Regurgitation
- Rheumatic Aortic Stenosis
- Rheumatic Diseases Of Pulmonary Valve
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Mitral Regurgitation
- Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
- Right Bundle Branch Block
- Right Heart Failure
- Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- 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 Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Viral Cardiomyopathy
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Duplex Ultrasound
- Adenosine Stress Test
- Advanced Lipid Blood Tests
- Anticoagulation
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
- Cardiovascular Care
- Cholesterol Management
- Dobutamine Stress Test
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Heart Health
- Holter Monitor
- In Office Cardiac Echocardiogram
- In Office Cardiac Stress Test
- Preoperative Evaluation
- Preventative Cardiology
- Sports Related Cardiovascular Assessment
- Stress Echo Cardiogram
- Thallium Stress Test
- Transthoracic Echocardiogram
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
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Cigna EPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Student Resources
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Golden Rule
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Tricare East Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Optimum Choice
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Carefirst EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- United Navigate
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Choice
- WellPoint Maryland
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Tricare East Prime
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Cigna Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Choice Plus
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- D-SNP)
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Virginia Premier
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Medicaid - Virginia
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Tricare for Life East
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Signature
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- I-SNP
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship Program: Temple University Hospital (2001)
Internship/Residency: Temple University Hospital (1998)
Residency Program: Temple University Hospital (1998)
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine (1995)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Podcasts
https://www.youtube.com/embed/hK7GyGWn93I