Sheree Bernadette Saunders, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Before joining MedStar Health, Dr. Saunders was an internist at the James Lovell Health Care Center in Great Lakes, Illinois.
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
- 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 Sinusitis
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Anxiety
- 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
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Choledocholithiasis
- Cholestasis
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Clotting Disorders
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Colitis
- Colon Disease
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Convulsions
- Cough
- Cushing Syndrome
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Dementia
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- 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 Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Dorsalgia
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Electrolyte Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Hypertension
- External Hemorrhoids
- 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
- Gout
- Grave's Disease
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- 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
- Muscle Disorders
- Nail Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- 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
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Sickle
- 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
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Subcortical Infarction
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Tachycardia
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thrombocytopenia
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Urological Disorders
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Ulcers
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Volume Depletion
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Adhd Assessment
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- 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
- Infectious Disease Treatment
- 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
- 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
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- HighMark
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- OA Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UHC Passport
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Network OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency Program: National Naval Medical Center (2010)
Internship Program: National Naval Medical Center (2006)
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine (2005)