Florina Mihaela Constantinescu, MD| Rheumatology | MedStar Health
About me
- Director of the Division of Rheumatology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
- Program Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
- Associate Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center
- President of DC Rheumatism Society 2021- 2022
- Medical research publications available through PubMed
Voted Top Doctor by:
- The Washingtonian 2019, 2022
- Northern Virginia Magazine 2021, 2022
- Washington Consumers Checkbook 2022
Clinical areas of focus
- Biologic Therapy For Rheumatologic Diseases
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Vasculitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Artery Disorders
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Autoinflammatory Syndrome
- Back Pain
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Chronic Gout
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatomyositis
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Effects Of Reduced Temperature
- Elbow Pain
- Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Episcleritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Foot Joint Pain
- Gallbladder Disease
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Hand Joint Pain
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hip Pain
- Immunodeficiencies
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Keratitis
- Knee Pain
- Limb Deformity
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lupus Nephritis
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myocarditis
- Myopathies
- Neck Pain
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Orbit Disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Pemphigoid
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polyarticular Arthritis
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Psoriasis
- Retinal Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Of Hand
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorder
- Tendinitis
- Tendinitis Of The Foot
- Thumb Synovitis
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Procedures I perform
- Biologic Therapy For Rheumatologic Diseases
- Joint Injections For Pain Relief
- Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation
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
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Medicare Direct
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS Plus
- POS OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Beech Street PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Employee Health Plan
- United Student Resources
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Sentara Health
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice POS
- OA Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Fellowship: Medstar Washington Hospital Center (2006)
Residency: Norwalk Hospital (2004)
Medical School: Universitatea De Medicina Si Farmacie Carol Davila (1998)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025