Sheila Patricia Kohler, ACNPC-AG| 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
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Cigna EPO
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- United Select Plus (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Select
- I-SNP
- Virginia Premier
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Innovation Health: POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Cigna Indemnity
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Golden Rule
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Carefirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United Student Resources
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Choice Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Tricare East Prime
- United Optimum Choice
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- D-SNP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- United Navigate
- Tricare for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Signature
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Tricare East Select
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
Education
Other Certification: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, -
Graduate Education: Marquette University (2014)
Allied Health Education: Marquette University (2014)