Erin A Felger, MD| Endocrine Surgery | MedStar Health
Erin A Felger

Erin A Felger, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (501 reviews)

Specialties: Endocrine Surgery

Languages: English

202-877-3108

About me

Fellowship trained Endocrine Surgeon
Prior Navy Surgeon

Trained in Transoral thyroid surgery

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
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Glucose Metabolism
  • Achondroplasia
  • Addison's Disease
  • Adrenal Adenoma
  • Adrenal Atrophy
  • Adrenal Disorders
  • Adrenal Hyperplasia
  • Adrenal Lesions
  • Adrenal Mass
  • Adrenal Neoplasm
  • Adrenal Nodules
  • Adrenogenital Syndrome
  • Aldosteronoma
  • 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
  • Medullary Cancer Of Thyroid
  • 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
  • Paraganglioma
  • 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
  • Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
  • Short Stature
  • Testicular Dysfunction
  • Testosterone Deficiency
  • Thyroglossal Duct Disorders
  • 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
  • Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
  • Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Video Assisted Thyroidectomy
  • Parathyroidectomy
  • Radical Neck Dissection
  • Radioiodine Therapy
  • Testosterone Replacement Therapy
  • Thyroglossal Duct Excision
  • Thyroid Function Blood Panel
  • Thyroid Surgery
  • Thyroid Ultrasound
  • Ultrasound Guided Thyroid Biopsy
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Practice locations

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5454 Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815

301-215-4460

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106 Irving Street Northwest
Suite 2100
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-8484

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106 Irving Street Northwest
POB Ste 2200 North Tower
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-3158

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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-877-3158

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6862 Elm Street
Suite 800
McLean, VA, 22101

703-288-7070

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

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Education

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery

Fellowship Program: Johns Hopkins University (2009)

Residency Program: University of North Carolina Hospitals (2003)

Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (1998)

Awards

  • Teaching award Medstar WHC surgery residency 2011
  • Golden Apple Teaching award nominee 2015, 2017

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Care provider’s efforts to include you in decisions about your care

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Jul 26, 2024

    The best doctor ever

  • Jul 23, 2024

    Dr. Felger is an amazing surgeon. She is very knowledgeable, thorough & answers all questions. I highly recommend Dr. Felger!

  • Jul 8, 2024

    I felt extremely confident and secure in her competence, kindness and connection.