Christopher Robert Birt, CRNP| Endocrinology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Disorders
- Adrenal Mass
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Goiter
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Insulin Pump
- Insulin Resistance
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Pituitary Disorders
- Pituitary Tumor
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Prediabetes
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
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- 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
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
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
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United Choice
- Carefirst EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- D-SNP)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Tricare East Select
- WellPoint Maryland
- Innovation Health: PPO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Virginia Premier
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Choice Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Optimum Choice
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Tricare East Prime
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- I-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- United Golden Rule
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Tricare for Life East
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Innovation Health: POS
- Cigna Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Navigate
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna EPO
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Signature
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Medicaid - Virginia
Education
Allied Health Education: University of Alabama at Birmingham (2014)