Patricia Montesinos, CRNP| Endocrinology, Diabetes | MedStar Health
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Patricia Montesinos, CRNP
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes

Languages: English

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About me

Patricia (Trish) Montesinos is a nurse practitioner who is certified in diabetes care and education as well as advanced diabetes management. She completed her undergraduate studies in nursing at Georgetown University in 2006 and subsequently obtained a MSN degree in family practice from the University of Maryland. Trish has focused on the care of adults with endocrine disoders and diabetes since 2011. Currently, she works at the Medstar Diabetes Boot Camp Program, which is an innovative, technology-enabled program focusing on improving glycemic management and reducing healthcare utilization for high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes.

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Glucose Metabolism
  • Achondroplasia
  • Addison's Disease
  • Adrenal Adenoma
  • Adrenal Atrophy
  • Adrenal Disorders
  • Adrenal Hyperplasia
  • Adrenal Mass
  • Adrenal Neoplasm
  • Adrenal Nodules
  • Adrenogenital Syndrome
  • Androgen Excess
  • Androgen Insensitivity
  • Bartter Syndrome
  • Calcium Metabolism
  • Carcinoid Syndrome
  • Cholesterol Disorders
  • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
  • Congenital Hypothyroidism
  • Conn Syndrome
  • Cushing Syndrome
  • Diabetes Insipidus
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Diabetic Coma
  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  • Diabetic Nephropathy
  • Diabetic Neuropathy
  • Disorders Of Sexual Differentiation
  • Disorders Of Water Balance
  • Ectopic Hyperparathyroidism
  • Elevated Acth
  • Elevated Growth Hormone
  • Endocrine Complications Of Transplant
  • Endocrine Disorders
  • Familial Dyslipidemia
  • Familial Hyperparathyroidism
  • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
  • Feminizing Syndrome
  • Glucagonoma
  • Glucocorticoid Deficiency
  • Glycogen Storage Disease
  • Goiter
  • Grave's Disease
  • Growth Disorders
  • Growth Hormone Abnormalities
  • Growth Hormone Deficiency
  • Gynecomastia
  • Hashimoto Thyroiditis
  • History Of Pituitary Mass
  • Hurthle Cell Cancer
  • Hyperaldosteronism
  • Hypercalcemia
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Hypo Thalamic Pituitary Disorder
  • Hypocalcemia
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Hypogonadism
  • Hypoparathyroidism
  • Hypopituitarism
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Inborn Errors Of Metabolism
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Insulinoma
  • Islet Cell Hyperplasia
  • Islet Cell Tumor
  • Low T3
  • Low T4
  • Male Infertility
  • Mccune Albright Syndrome
  • Metabolic Abnormalities
  • Metabolic Bone Diseases
  • Metabolic Disorders (INHERITED)
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Moon Facies
  • Morbid Obesity
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B
  • Myxedema
  • Nodular Goiter
  • Non Toxic Goiter
  • Obesity
  • Osteopenia
  • Osteoporosis
  • Ovarian Failure
  • Panhypopituitarism
  • Parathyroid Adenoma
  • Parathyroid Cancer
  • Parathyroid Disease
  • Parathyroid Hyperplasia
  • Parathyroid Mass
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Pineal Gland Dysfunction
  • Pituitary Adenoma
  • Pituitary Disorders
  • Pituitary Tumor
  • Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome
  • Prader Willi Syndrome
  • Precocious Puberty
  • Prediabetes
  • Premature Adrenarche
  • Pseudohermaphroditism
  • Pseudohypoparathyroidism
  • Rickets
  • Secondary Amenorrhea
  • Secondary Hyperaldosteronism
  • Short Stature
  • Testicular Dysfunction
  • Testosterone Deficiency
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Thyroid Cyst
  • Thyroid Disorder
  • Thyroid Nodule
  • Thyroid Orbitopathy
  • Thyroid Storm
  • Thyroiditis
  • Thyrotoxic Exophthalmos
  • Thyrotoxicosis
  • Toxic Diffuse Goiter
  • Toxic Nodular Goiter
  • Type 1 Diabetes
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Virilizing Syndrome
  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • Weight Problem
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Procedures I perform

  • Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • Diabetes Education
  • Fine Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid
  • Insulin Pump
  • Radioiodine Therapy
  • Testosterone Replacement Therapy
  • Thyroid Function Blood Panel
  • Thyroid Ultrasound
  • Ultrasound Guided Thyroid Biopsy
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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
    • 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)
    • CFBCBS EPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
    • Medicare Fee for Service
    • Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
    • Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
    • UHC Community Plan of MD
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
    • Kaiser Virginia Premier
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Aetna Better Health of Maryland
    • CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
    • 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
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Tricare Prime
    • CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • First Health PPO
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
    • CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • FIRST HEALTH
    • CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
    • CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • United Student Resources

Education

Other Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, -

Allied Health Education: University of Maryland School of Nursing (2011)

Hospital affiliations

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

News and publications

PRESENTATIONS:




  • Overcoming Therapeutic Inertia in Type 2 Diabetes Care


    • Medstar APRN Virtual CE Conference, November 2022



  • Beyond Basal: Practical Approaches to Mealtime Insulin

    • Pri-Med PrimaryCareNow Virtual CME Conference, September 2022

    • Pri-Med Primary Care Updates East CME Conference, December 2022



  • Clinical Coffee Break #1: When and How to Initiate Mealtime Insulin in a Patient on Basal Insulin Clinical Coffee Break #2: Monitoring and Advancing Insulin in a Patient on Basal and Prandial Insulin

    • Pri-Med online CME activity, September 2022



  • A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Overcoming Therapeutic Inertia

    • ADCES Webinar, July 2022



  • Digital Technology: The Present and Future of Diabetes Care

    • Pri-Med online patient case scenario CME activity, February 2022



  • The Value of the DCES in Utilizing Technology

    • ADCES valYOU Toolkit Podcast, October 2021



  • Diabetes Care and Education Specialists-Led Technology Enabled Transitions in Care—Connecting the Diabetes Management Care Team

    • American Diabetes Association’s 81st Scientific Sessions, included in the Symposium titled Accelerating Care and Education—Digital Health and Diabetes Support—Patient and Provider Perspectives, June 2021

    • Included into the official Best of ADA virtual programs held 2021-2022



  • Is Continuous Glucose Monitoring Right for You?

    • Pri-Med Patient Education Podcast, October 2020



  • Highs & Lows: Opportunities and Benefits of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Primary Care

    • Pri-Med PrimaryCareNow Virtual CME Conference, September 2020



  • Shared Decision Making, a collaborate discussion

    • Episode 4 of the Know Diabetes by Heart™ Professional Education Podcast Series, September 2019






PUBLICATIONS:




  • A Novel Approach to Achieve Target Time in Range When using U-500 Regular Insulin in a Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSSII) Pump


    • Featured chapter/author in Diabetes in Practice: Case Studies with Commentary published by ADA, August 2021




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