Pamela M. Paufler, MD| Cardiac Critical Care | MedStar Health
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Bleeding Disorder
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Dissection Of Aorta
- Encephalopathies
- Hypotension
- Hypovolemia
- Intracranial Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Metabolic Acidosis
- Renal Failure
- Respiratory Failure
- Right Heart Failure
- Sepsis
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Procedures I perform
- Arterial Line Placement
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Central Line Insertion
- Chest Tube Insertion
- Circulatory Assist Devices
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
- Intra Aortic Balloon Pump
- Lumbar Puncture
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Median Sternotomy
- Pacemaker Placement
- Paracentesis
- Renal Replacement Therapy Education
- Right Heart Catheterization
- Thoracentesis
- Thoracostomy
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Ultrasound
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 Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- CFBCBS EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- FIRST HEALTH
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship Program: Hennepin County Medical Center (2014)
Residency Program: Abbott-Northwestern Hospital (2012)
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School (2009)