Helen Zenobia Norwood, MD| Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Helen Norwood, MD, practices internal medicine at MedStar Health at Brandywine. Her areas of interest include geriatric medicine.
Dr. Norwood received her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine. She completed her internship at Johns Hopkins Hospital, residency training at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital and fellowship program at George Washington University.
Philosophy of Care
"My philosophy of care is to treat each and every patient according to their unique needs."
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Back Pain
- Bladder Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- 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 Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Diverticulitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Prostate
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Influenza
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Migraine
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pneumonia
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Rash
- Respiratory Disorders
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Tachycardia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Copd Management
- Diabetes Screening
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Lipid Profile
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventative Care
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
Practice locations
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13950 Brandywine Rd
Ste 125
Brandywine, MD, 20613
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-POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice POS II
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HighMark
- IH-Open HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Sentara Health
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UHC Passport
- Medicare FFS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (2007)
Residency: Howard University (2004)
Residency: Good Samaritan Hospital (2002)
Internship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2001)
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine (2000)