About me
Chief of Musculoskeletal Infectious Diseases Section and member of Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Associate Professor of Medicine. Specializes in surgical infections in limb salvage, orthopedic, vascular surgery, neurosurgery and plastic surgery patients.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cellulitis
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Surgical Site Infection
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-0086Fax 877-665-8072
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
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Beech Street PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Navigate
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Network OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1978)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1976)
Internship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1974)
Medical School: West Virginia University (1973)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
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