Tsion Tewolde, PA PAC| Pulmonary Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Cough
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary Sarcoid Treatment
- Rigid Bronchoscopy
- Thoracoscopy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Fungal Infections
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Insomnia
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Fibrosis
- Lung Mass
- Occupational Lung Disease
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Pulmonary Sarcoid
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Shortness Of Breath
- Subcortical Infarction
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Tuberculosis
- Wheezing
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Bronchial Challenge Test
- Bronchoscopy
- Chest X-Ray
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Computed Tomography
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
- Dopamine Therapy
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- High-Altitude Simulation Testing
- Homocysteine Lowering Therapy
- Laser Labiaplasty
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Transplant
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mycobacterial Infection Treatment
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Parotid Biopsy
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Pulmonary Sarcoid Treatment
- Rigid Bronchoscopy
- Spirometry Test
- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Tracheostomy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
- Ventilation-Perfusion Scan
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
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 Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Direct
- IH-PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 3500
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- UHC Passport
- IH-HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Navigate
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- POS OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TRICARE for Life East
- Blue Choice Advantage
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BlueChoice Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-POS Plus
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Graduate: Shenandoah University (2004)