Michael Abramson, MD| Vascular Interventional Radiology, Interventional Radiology | MedStar Health
Michael Abramson

Michael Abramson, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Vascular Interventional Radiology, Interventional Radiology

Languages: English

(202) 877-8153

About me

Dr. Michael Abramson practices at the below locations:

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

110 Irving St, NW

Washington, DC 20010

202-877-7000

MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

7503 Surratts Rd.

Clinton, MD 20735

301-877-4367

MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital

25500 Point Lookout Rd.

Leonardtown, MD 20650

301-475-8981

 

Dr. Michael Abramson is a board-certified Vascular and Interventional Radiologist with MedStar Health and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He is also Chairman of the Department of Radiology at Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center and Chief of Interventional Radiology for the Southern Maryland Region of MedStar. 

As an Interventional Radiologist, Dr. Abramson performs minimally invasive, image-guided diagnostic and treatment procedures for a wide range of vascular and non-vascular diseases and conditions. He performs the full range of IR procedures including: needle biopsy, drainage, venous access (e.g., ports, dialysis catheters), IVC filter placement/retrieval, feeding tube placement, angiography, embolization (e.g., uterine fibroids, trauma), kyphoplasty, and interventional oncology (e.g., TARE, TACE, ablation).

Dr. Abramson attended medical school at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed his diagnostic radiology residency, as well as his fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology, at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

Dr. Abramson practices at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, and MedStar St. Marys Hospital.

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormalities Of The Uterus
  • Aneurysm Of Leg Artery
  • Aneurysm Of Visceral Artery
  • Arterial Thrombosis
  • Arteriovenous Fistula
  • Arteriovenous Fistula Thrombosis
  • Arteriovenous Stenosis
  • Ascites
  • Back Pain
  • Bile Duct Occlusion
  • Blood Clot
  • Cirrhosis
  • Claudication
  • Compression Fracture
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis
  • Esophageal Varices
  • Fibroids
  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  • IVC Occlusion
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Liver Cancer
  • Liver Metastases
  • Malnutrition
  • May Thurner Syndrome
  • Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
  • Pelvic Trauma
  • Pelvic Varicose Veins
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases
  • Pleural Effusion
  • Portal Hypertension
  • Pseudoaneurysm
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Renal Artery Stenosis
  • Rest Pain
  • Saddle Embolus
  • Thyroid Nodule
  • Trauma
  • Ureteral Obstruction
  • Urinary Tract Obstruction
  • Varicocele
  • Varicose Veins
  • Vascular Insufficiency Of Intestine
  • Venous Insufficiency
  • Venous Stasis Disease
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Procedures I perform

  • Abdominal Aorta Angiogram
  • Angiography
  • Biopsy Of Lung
  • Bronchial Artery Angiogram
  • Bronchial Artery Embolization
  • Catheter Ablation For Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
  • Celiac Artery Angiogram
  • Celiac Artery Embolization
  • Celiac Artery PTA
  • Celiac Artery Stenting
  • Central Line Insertion
  • Cholecystostomy
  • Cortisone Injection
  • Cryoablation Of Renal Cancer
  • Ct Guided Aspiration Drainage
  • Ct Guided Biopsy
  • Ct Guided Bone Biopsy
  • Ct Guided Peritoneal Biopsy
  • Cta Of The Abdomen/Pelvis
  • Cta Of The Upper Extremity
  • Dialysis Access
  • Dialysis Catheter
  • Dialysis Graft Angioplasty
  • Dialysis Graft Declot
  • Dialysis Graft Fistulogram
  • Dialysis Graft Stent
  • Endovenous Ablation Of Varicose Veins
  • Endovenous Laser Ablation Of Varicose Veins
  • Epidural Injection
  • Feeding Tube Management
  • Feeding Tube Placement
  • Fine Needle Aspiration
  • Fine Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid
  • Fluoroscopic Guided Lumbar Puncture
  • Gastric Artery Angiogram
  • Gastric Artery Embolization
  • Gastric Artery PTA
  • Gastric Artery Stenting
  • Gastrostomy
  • Gastrostomy Tube Tubogram
  • Gda Angiogram
  • Gda Embolization
  • Gda PTA
  • Gda Stenting
  • Gonadal Embolization
  • Gonadal Lysis
  • Gonadal Venography
  • Hepatic Artery Angiogram
  • Hepatic Artery Embolization
  • Hepatic Artery PTA
  • Hepatic Artery Stenting
  • Hepatic Venogram
  • Hypogastric Artery Angiogram
  • Hypogastric Artery Embolization
  • Hypogastric Artery PTA
  • Hypogastric Artery Stenting
  • Ima Angiogram
  • Ima Artery Embolization
  • Ima PTA
  • Ima Stenting
  • Incision And Drainage
  • Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
  • Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
  • Intercostal Artery Angiogram
  • Line Check With Contrast
  • Liver Biopsy
  • Lower Extremity Angiogram
  • Lower Extremity Embolization
  • Lower Extremity PTA
  • Lower Extremity Stenting
  • Lower Extremity Vein Lysis
  • Lower Extremity Vein PTA
  • Lower Extremity Vein Stent
  • Lower Extremity Venogram
  • Lymphangiography
  • Mediports
  • Mesenteric Artery Stenting
  • Nephrostomy
  • Nephrostomy Tube
  • Non Tunneled Central Line
  • Palliative Bone Tumor Ablation
  • Pancreatic Artery Angiogram
  • Pancreatic Artery Embolization
  • Pancreatic Artery PTA
  • Pancreatic Artery Stenting
  • Peg Tube Evaluation
  • Percutaneous Ct Guided Thoracic Biopsies
  • Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
  • Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drain
  • Picc Line
  • Port
  • Pulmonary Artery Angiogram
  • Pulmonary Artery Embolization
  • Pulmonary Artery Lysis
  • Pulmonary Artery PTA
  • Pulmonary Artery Stenting
  • Renal Artery Angiogram
  • Renal Artery Embolization
  • Renal Artery PTA
  • Renal Artery Stenting
  • Saphenous Vein Rf Ablation
  • Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT)
  • SMA Angiogram
  • SMA Embolization
  • SMA PTA
  • SMA Stenting
  • Spine Injection
  • Splenic Artery Angiogram
  • Splenic Artery Embolization
  • Splenic Artery PTA
  • Splenic Artery Stenting
  • Superior Mesenteric Artery Stenting
  • Svc/Ivc Lysis
  • Svc/Ivc PTA
  • Svc/Ivc Stent
  • Svc/Ivc Venogram
  • Thoracic Aorta Angiogram
  • Thoracic Duct Embolization
  • Thrombolysis
  • Tips Creation
  • Tips Lysis
  • Tips Revision
  • Tips Revision PTA
  • Tips Revision Stent
  • Tips Revision Venogram
  • Tips Stent
  • Transarterial Chemoembolization
  • Transhepatic Biliary Stricture Dilation
  • Transhepatic Portography/Portal Vein Dilation
  • Transjugular Liver Biopsy
  • Transradial Access For Vascular Interventions
  • Tunneled Line
  • Tunneled Peritoneal Drain
  • Tunneled Pleural Drain
  • Ultrasound Guided Biopsy
  • Upper Extremity Angiogram
  • Upper Extremity Embolization
  • Upper Extremity PTA
  • Upper Extremity Stenting
  • Upper Extremity Vein Lysis
  • Upper Extremity Vein PTA
  • Upper Extremity Vein Stent
  • Upper Extremity Venogram
  • Us Renal Biopsy
  • Uterine Artery Angiogram
  • Uterine Artery Embolization
  • Uterine Fibroid Embolization
  • Varicocele Embolization
  • Varicose Vein Treatment
  • Vascular Ultrasound
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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.

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology

Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2013)

Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2012)

Fellowship Program: Brigham and Womens Hospital (2009)

Residency Program: Drexel University Hahnemann University Hospital (2006)

Medical School: University of Maryland (2004)