Godwin Otto Darko, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- High Blood Pressure
- Physical Exams
- Preventive Action
- Respiratory Disorders
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood Glucose Levels
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Lung Imaging Results
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anxiety
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Ascites
- Atherosclerosis
- Back Pain
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bladder Disorders
- Bladder Incontinence
- Bleeding Disorders
- Body Region Injury
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Bowel Obstruction
- Breast Lump
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Bursopathy
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chest Pain
- Choledocholithiasis
- Cholestasis
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Claudication
- Clotting Disorders
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Colitis
- Colon Disease
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Convulsions
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cushing Syndrome
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dementia
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Electrolyte Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Endocrine Hypertension
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- External Hemorrhoids
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Fibromyalgia
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Grave's Disease
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Calculus
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Liver Failure
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lung Disease
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Nail Disorders
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Rash
- Renal Insufficiency
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sepsis
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Sickle
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Subcortical Infarction
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Syncope
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Urological Disorders
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasculitis
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Ulcers
- Ventral Hernia
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Volume Depletion
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Weight Loss
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Adhd Assessment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Aging Education
- Aging Life Care
- Aging Resource Coordination
- Aging Well Resources
- Alcohol Abuse Treatment
- Anticoagulation Therapy
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Treatment
- Arterial Pressure Monitoring
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Behavioral Assessment
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Evaluation
- Cardiovascular Health Promotion
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold Treatment
- Community Health
- Community Health Education
- Congestive Heart Failure Management
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Copd Management
- Cystitis Treatment
- Delirium Prevention
- Diabetes Screening
- Diabetes Treatment
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Disease Management Education
- Disease Prevention
- Electrocardiogram
- Failure To Thrive Evaluation And Management
- Falls Prevention
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Flu Shot
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Geriatric Care
- Geriatric Care Management
- Geriatric Community Resources
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Grief Counseling
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Healthy Aging Resources
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- High Cholesterol Management
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperlipidemia Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Intravenous Vitamin Therapy
- Labs And Blood Work
- Lactate Dehydrogenase
- Lipid Profile
- Medication Administration And Management
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Mental Status Exam
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Mole Removal
- Muscle Injection
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Pap Smear
- Peak Flow Measurement
- Pharmacogenomics
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Physical Exams
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventive Action
- Psa Testing
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Rheumatology Treatment
- Senior Coaching
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Tag Removal
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Sore Throat Management
- Spirometry Test
- Staple Removal
- Suture Removal
- Tobacco Cessation
- Transitional Care Planning
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Undersea Medicine Consultation
- Urinary Protein Test
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Venous Blood Collection
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Vision Screening
- Wellness Exams
- Wellness Services
- Women's Health Exam
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
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- OA Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- IH-POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- POS OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Employee Health Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- First Health PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- HighMark
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Boston Medical Center (2000)
Residency: Boston Medical Center (1998)
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine (1995)