Amelia Jean Baker, RD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Dietetics | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Hyperthyroidism
- Osteoporosis
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Pituitary Disorders
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Adult Osteomalacia
- Benign Thyroid Nodules
- Bone Disorders
- Breast Disorders
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetes Mellitus Due To Underlying Condition
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Endocrine Disorders
- Endocrine Hypertension
- Gestational Diabetes
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Blood Sugar
- High Cholesterol
- Hirsutism
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperalimentation
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Lipid Disorders
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malnutrition
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Cysts
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Parathyroid Adenoma
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Personal History Of Medical Treatment
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Apoplexy
- Pituitary Cancer
- Pituitary Disorders
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
- Prediabetes
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Proteinuria
- Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Male Phenotype
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Storm
- Toxic Goiter
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes In Children
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- Acromegaly Treatment
- Adrenal Cancer Treatment
- Adrenal Crisis Treatment
- Adrenal Disease Treatment
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Gland Cancer Management
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Surgery
- Aldosteronoma Management
- Automated Insulin Delivery
- Bariatric Nutrition Counseling
- Bariatric Surgery Counseling
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Blood Glucose Correction For High Readings
- Blood Pressure Goal Setting
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Carbohydrate Counting For Meal Planning
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Nutrition Counseling
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Cystic Fibrosis Nutrition Counseling
- Depression Nutrition Counseling
- Diabetes Self-Efficacy Assessment
- Diabetes Self-Management
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis Treatment
- Dietary Management Of Cushing Syndrome
- Dietary Supplement Counseling
- Dietary Treatment Of Goiter
- Eating For Optimal Energy
- Electrolyte Management
- Endocrine Disorder Treatment
- Endocrine Disorders Treatment
- Endocrine Tumor Treatment
- Endometriosis Nutrition Counseling
- Endurance Sports Nutrition
- Endurance Sports Nutrition Counseling
- Epigenetic Nutrition Counseling
- Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (FMTC) Treatment
- Flexibility And Mobility Nutrition Counseling
- Fluid And Electrolyte Management
- Geriatric Nutrition Counseling
- Geriatric Wound Care Nutrition Counseling
- Gestational Diabetes Management
- Gland Disorder Treatment
- Gland Dysfunction Treatment
- Glaucoma Nutrition Counseling
- Glucometer Use
- Goiter Treatment
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Grave's Orbitopathy Treatment
- Gut Health Nutrition Counseling
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Treatment
- Heart Disease Prevention
- High Cholesterol Nutrition Counseling
- Hormone Balancing Nutrition Counseling
- Hormone Imbalance Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hypercalcemia Nutrition Management
- Hypercalcemia Treatment
- Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome (HHNS) Treatment
- Hyperparathyroidism Dietary Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypoparathyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Dose Titration
- Insulin Pen Training
- Insulin Resistance Nutrition Counseling
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Insulin Syringe Use
- Ketogenic Diet Planning
- Lifestyle Modification
- Meal Planning
- Menopause Nutrition Counseling
- Mind-Body Nutrition Counseling
- Mineral Deficiency Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Testing
- Neuroendocrine Disorder Treatment
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment
- Nutrient Deficiency Screening
- Obesity Treatment
- Osteoporosis Nutrition Counseling
- Paraganglioma Treatment
- Parathyroid Biopsy
- Parathyroid Disorder Treatment
- Parathyroid Hormone Regulation
- Parathyroid Ultrasound
- Perimenopause Nutrition Counseling
- Personalized Meal Planning
- Pheochromocytoma Treatment
- Physical Activity Counseling
- Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment
- Pituitary Biopsy
- Pituitary Cancer Treatment
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Pituitary Disorders Nutrition Counseling
- Pituitary Gland Surgery
- Pituitary Medication Management
- Pituitary Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Post-Operative Nutrition Counseling
- Pre- And Post-Bariatric Surgery Nutrition Counseling
- Pre- And Post-Chemotherapy Nutrition Counseling
- Pregnancy Nutrition Counseling
- Pressure Ulcer Nutrition Counseling
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Probiotic Therapy
- Prolactinoma Treatment
- Psoriasis Nutrition Counseling
- Relapse Prevention
- Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Testing
- Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Sports Nutrition Counseling
- Sports Performance Nutrition Counseling
- Strength Training Nutrition Counseling
- Stress Management For Diabetes
- Stroke Nutrition Counseling
- Surgical Recovery Nutrition Counseling
- Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Thyroid Acropachy Treatment
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Ablation
- Thyroid Cancer Chemotherapy
- Thyroid Cancer Lymph Node Dissection
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Crisis Treatment
- Thyroid Dermopathy Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Management
- Thyroid Disease Treatment
- Thyroid Health Nutrition Counseling
- Thyroid Lymphoma Treatment
- Thyroid Medication Management
- Thyroid Metastasis Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Vision Loss Prevention
- Vitamin And Mineral Deficiency Treatment
- Vitamin Deficiency Treatment
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
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Navigate
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare FFS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- OA Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare Direct
- TRICARE East Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Network OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open POS II
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS
- Optimum Choice
Education
Board Certification: Commission on Dietetic Registration
Allied Health Education: Syracuse University (2004)
