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Dr. Richard Morrissey, MD

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(724 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine (1985)

Professional interests include: enlarged heart (cardiomegaly), bicuspid aortic valve disease, chest pain, and more.

3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Washington, DC 20007

(202) 444-5111

Dr. Richard Morrissey, MD is a cardiologist in Washington, DC specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine in 1985 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. Richard Morrissey, MD is affiliated with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Health and MGMC LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Washington, DC 20007

Some issues Dr. Richard Morrissey, MD can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC)

Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is a device implantation procedure that reduces the risk of stroke for patients who have atrial fibrillation, a condition in which the heart beats out of rhythm. Atrial fibrillation causes blood to collect in the left atrial appendage, a small sac located in the top left chamber of the heart. The blood that collects in this appendage can form clots and cause stroke when pumped out of the heart.

To implant the device, a long, flexible tube, called a catheter, is inserted into a large vein in the groin and advanced to the heart. Once the tube reaches the left side of the heart, X-ray is used to guide a thinner catheter into the left atrial appendage. The tiny device is then passed through the tube and into the appendage. When the doctor has made sure it is in the right place, she takes the catheter out, and the procedure is completed.

This minimally invasive procedure usually requires a hospital stay of at least one day. Normal activities may be resumed within a few days. About 45 days following implantation, a test will be done to determine whether the device has closed the left atrial appendage. Check-ups have to be performed every year to make sure the device is in place.

In The News

“And if there is a significant narrowing, you do a follow-up procedure," said Dr. Richard L. Morrissey, chief of cardiology at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington. "”—"Justice Kennedy Has Artery Stent Replaced", Los Angeles Times, September 2006

“When fen-phen first came out, it looked like it was a good drug, but some people developed heart valve abnormalities, without presenting obvious symptoms, says Dr. Rick Morrissey, chief of...”—"Inflated diet ads", The Washington Times, August 2004

cardiac procedures	379
doctor visit	113
minimally invasive procedures	10
stress testing	107
ultrasound (sonogram)	323

**Gender**
Male	515
Female	609

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	540
Black	479
Hispanic	49
Asian	32
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	456
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	127
Less than 65	276

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	46
Dementia	16
Cancer	20

cardiac procedures	253
doctor visit	135
stress testing	69
ultrasound (sonogram)	216

**Gender**
Male	382
Female	406

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	378
Black	345
Hispanic	31
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	292
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	79
Less than 65	216

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	19

cardiac procedures	269
doctor visit	176
stress testing	69
ultrasound (sonogram)	229

**Gender**
Male	938
Female	1026

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	938
Black	836
Hispanic	78
Asian	60
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	828
From 75 to 84	546
85 and over	186
Less than 65	404

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	46
Dementia	17
Cancer	22

cardiac procedures	104
doctor visit	144
stress testing	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	94

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	180
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	35
Less than 65	85

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	46
Dementia	18
Cancer	20

cardiac procedures	151
doctor visit	199
stress testing	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	140

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	394
Black	301
Hispanic	33
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	92
Less than 65	156

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	44
Dementia	24
Cancer	22

cardiac procedures	97
doctor visit	227
ultrasound (sonogram)	98

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	225
Hispanic	26
Asian	24
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	68
Less than 65	135

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	44
Dementia	23
Cancer	18

cardiac procedures	115
doctor visit	204
preventive care	15
stress testing	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	95
vaccines	15

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	110
Hispanic	12
Asian	15
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	33
Less than 65	59

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	20
Cancer	20

cardiac procedures	23
doctor visit	166
ultrasound (sonogram)	24

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	17
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	21

cardiac procedures	36
doctor visit	339
ultrasound (sonogram)	37

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Morrissey, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Morrissey, MD treated as a cardiologist in Washington, DC were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and preventive care.

cardiac procedures	160
doctor visit	190
minimally invasive procedures	10
preventive care	15
stress testing	53
ultrasound (sonogram)	141
vaccines	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Morrissey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	252
Asian / Pacific Islander	17
Non-Hispanic White	302
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	24
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	170
85 and over	63
Less than 65	135
65 to 74	245

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Morrissey, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Morrissey, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	16
Dementia	15

Education & Training

Dr. Richard Morrissey, MD graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine in 1985. He completed residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine and has a state license in District of Columbia.

Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine (1985)

Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1993)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Licensed In: District of Columbia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard Morrissey, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

MedStar Health

MGMC LLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Richard Morrissey, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, MAMSI, First Health PPO, Blue Choice, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, TRICARE, Community Care Network (CCN), Coventry, TRICARE Reserve Select, Anthem, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Beech Street PPO, Aetna HMO, Kaiser Select, Kaiser Permanente, CIGNA EPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, CIGNA Indemnity, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Coventry National Network PPO, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Virginia Premier Health Plan, WellPoint, Aetna, CIGNA Network Open Access, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), HealthyBlue PPO, MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice, CareFirst NASCO, CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO, Traditional Medicare Fee for Service, United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO), Innovation Health: Open POS Plus, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families, Carefirst EPO, Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus, United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program, CareFirst Administrators, United Student Resources, United Select HMO - EPO/NPP, United MD IPA Preferred (POS), United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO), Innovation Health: Network Only Plus, United MD IPA (HMO), United Choice Plus, CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans), Innovation Health: PPO, HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance, United Choice, United Optimum Choice, Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus), Innovation Health: POS, Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS), Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus, United Select Plus (POS), CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced, United Erickson Advantage Plans, Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS), Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN), D-SNP), I-SNP, CareFirst MedStar PPO, CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity, United Core Essential (HMO), Innovation Health: POS Plus, HumanaChoice PPO, United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP, Innovation Health: Open POS II, Innovation Health: Indemnity, United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose, Veterans Affairs Community Care Network, United Navigate, Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO, Police and Fire Clinic and CareFirst MedStar Select PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Richard Morrissey, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

MAMSI

First Health PPO

Blue Choice

Golden Rule

Great-West Healthcare

TRICARE

Community Care Network (CCN)

Coventry

TRICARE Reserve Select

Anthem

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Beech Street PPO

Aetna HMO

Kaiser Select

Kaiser Permanente

CIGNA EPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

CIGNA Indemnity

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Coventry National Network PPO

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Virginia Premier Health Plan

WellPoint

Aetna

CIGNA Network Open Access

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

HealthyBlue PPO

MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice

CareFirst NASCO

CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO

Traditional Medicare Fee for Service

United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)

Innovation Health: Open POS Plus

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families

Carefirst EPO

Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus

United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program

CareFirst Administrators

United Student Resources

United Select HMO - EPO/NPP

United MD IPA Preferred (POS)

United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)

Innovation Health: Network Only Plus

United MD IPA (HMO)

United Choice Plus

CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)

Innovation Health: PPO

HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance

United Choice

United Optimum Choice

Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)

Innovation Health: POS

Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)

Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus

United Select Plus (POS)

CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced

United Erickson Advantage Plans

Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)

Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)

D-SNP)

I-SNP

CareFirst MedStar PPO

CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity

United Core Essential (HMO)

Innovation Health: POS Plus

HumanaChoice PPO

United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP

Innovation Health: Open POS II

Innovation Health: Indemnity

United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

United Navigate

Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO

Police and Fire Clinic

CareFirst MedStar Select PPO

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