About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Chronic care management
- Hypertension control
- Preventative health
- Women's health
Philosophy of care
“I strive to be a trusted healthcare resource for my patients, helping them navigate their health concerns with current evidence, compassion and respect. Whether it is seeing blood pressure finally controlled or watching back pain improve with a good exercise plan, I love celebrating the health wins with my patients.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Digestive System Symptoms
- High Blood Pressure
- Respiratory Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adverse Effects
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Ascites
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Back Pain
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bladder Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Body Region Injury
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Bronchiectasis
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Convulsions
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Developmental Delays
- Diabetes Insipidus
- 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 Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Diverticulitis
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Prostate
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Calculus
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Liver Failure
- Lung Disease
- Lymphoma
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Migraine
- Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nail Disorders
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Pancreatitis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rash
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sepsis
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vasculitis
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Ventral Hernia
- Volume Depletion
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Advance Directive Planning
- Aging Education
- Aging Life Care
- Aging Resource Coordination
- Aging Well Resources
- Alcohol Abuse Treatment
- Anticoagulation Therapy
- Anxiety Treatment
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cholesterol Screening
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold Treatment
- Congestive Heart Failure Management
- Copd Management
- Diabetes Screening
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Disease Prevention
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Geriatric Care
- Grief Counseling
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Infectious Disease Treatment
- Lactate Dehydrogenase
- Lipid Profile
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Mole Removal
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Pap Smear
- Peak Flow Measurement
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Tag Removal
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Staple Removal
- Suture Removal
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vision Screening
- 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
- Network OA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- POS OA
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OA Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS II
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Student Resources
- Navigate
- IH-POS Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-POS
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency Program: New York University Medical Center (2005)
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University - School of Medicine (2002)
