Abigail Kaye Biow, BSCHSC PA| Otolaryngology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Enteroscopy
- Foreign Body Removal From Skin
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Inner Ear Diseases
- Lobectomy
- Nasal Polyps
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parotidectomy
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Salivary Gland Stones
- Septorhinoplasty
- Sinus Infections
- Sinus Surgery
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroidectomy
- Tongue Cancer Surgery
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adenoiditis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Benign Neoplasm Of Respiratory System
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Benign Tumor
- Candidiasis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Cervical Lymph Node Disorders
- Cholesteatoma
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Face And Neck
- Congenital Malformations Of Larynx
- Congenital Malformations Of Pharynx
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Coughing Up Blood
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Deviated Septum
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Diseases Of Vocal Cords
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Dysphagia
- Dystonia
- Ear Fullness
- Ear Infection
- Eardrum Perforation
- Earwax Buildup
- Effects Of Air Pressure And Water Pressure
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Paralysis
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Head Injury
- Inner Ear Diseases
- Inner Ear Infection
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Laryngeal Papillomatosis
- Laryngitis
- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
- Larynx Cancer
- Lip Cancer
- Lip Disorders
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Mastoiditis
- Meniere's Disease
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Musculoskeletal System Deformities
- Nasal Airway Obstruction
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Olfactory Disorders
- Omphalocele
- Oral Cancer
- Oral Mucosa Disease
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otosclerosis
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Parotid Gland Disorders
- Pharyngeal Cancer
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Salivary Gland Stones
- Sinus Infections
- Sinus Tumor
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Complications
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Skull Fractures
- Smell Disorders
- Snoring Disorders
- Somatoform Disorder
- Speech Disturbances
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Superficial Mycoses
- Swallowing Disorders
- Thalassemia
- Throat Cancer
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Disorders
- Thyroid Nodules
- Tinnitus
- Tongue Cancer
- Turbinate Bone Disorders
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Upper Airway Obstruction
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vocal Cord Disorder
- Vocal Cord Lesions
- Voice And Resonance Disorders
- Voice Disorders
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- Adenoidectomy
- Atresia Repair
- Auditory Therapy
- Binocular Microscopy
- Bladder Neck Reconstruction
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aid
- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Cochlear Implant Adjustment
- Control Nasal Hemorrhage Anterior Complex
- Cranial Base Reconstruction
- Craniofacial Reconstruction
- Dental Implant Surgery
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Ear Tube Insertion
- Eardrum Repair
- Electronystagmography
- Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Enteroscopy
- Ethmoidectomy
- Facelift
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Facial Plastic Surgery
- Facial Skin Cancer Surgery
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Foreign Body Removal From Skin
- Frontal Sinusotomy
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Hearing Aid Fitting
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Hemifacial Spasm Surgery
- Hyaluronic Acid Fillers
- Hypopharyngeal Cancer Surgery
- Hysteroscopic Polyp Resection
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Jaw Surgery
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Labyrinthectomy
- Laryngeal Cancer Surgery
- Laryngeal Stroboscopy
- Laryngectomy
- Lip Cancer Surgery
- Lobectomy
- Mastoidectomy
- Maxillary Sinusotomy
- Melanoma Resection
- Motion Fluoroscopic Evaluation
- Nasal Endoscopy With Nasal Hemorrhage Control
- Nasopharyngeal Cancer Surgery
- Neck Cancer Surgery
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Oral Cancer Surgery
- Oropharyngeal Cancer Surgery
- Orthognathic Surgery
- Otoacoustic Emissions
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parotidectomy
- Percutaneous Osteoplasty
- Pharyngeal Cancer Surgery
- Pituitary Gland Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Ptosis Repair
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Salivary Gland Cancer Surgery
- Salivary Gland Surgery
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Septorhinoplasty
- Sinus Cancer Surgery
- Sinus Surgery
- Sinus Tumor Surgery
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Speech Therapy
- Sphenoid Sinus Surgery
- Sphenoidotomy
- Stapedectomy
- Stapedotomy
- Submandibular Gland Surgery
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Tongue Base Reduction
- Tongue Cancer Surgery
- Tonsillectomy
- Tracheostomy
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Uvulopalatoplasty
- Vagina Transplant
- Velopharyngeal Insufficiency (VPI) Repair
- Vestibular Testing
- Vestibuloplasty
- Voice Therapy
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
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Navigate
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice POS II
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Sentara Health
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Network OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS Plus
- POS OA
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Basic
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HighMark
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Medical School: George Washington University (2021)