Abigail Kaye Biow, BSCHSC PA| Otolaryngology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Binocular Microscopy
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Enteroscopy
- Foreign Body Removal From Skin
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Inner Ear Diseases
- Lobectomy
- Nasal Polyps
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parotidectomy
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Salivary Gland Stones
- Septorhinoplasty
- Sinus Infections
- Sinus Surgery
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroidectomy
- Tinnitus
- Tongue Cancer Surgery
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Vestibular Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adenoiditis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Benign Neoplasm Of Respiratory System
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Benign Tumor
- Candidiasis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Cholesteatoma
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Face And Neck
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Deviated Septum
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Diseases Of Vocal Cords
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Dysphagia
- Ear Fullness
- Ear Infection
- Eardrum Perforation
- Earwax Buildup
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Paralysis
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Head Injury
- Inner Ear Diseases
- Inner Ear Infection
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Laryngeal Papillomatosis
- Laryngitis
- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
- Lip Cancer
- Lip Disorders
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Mastoiditis
- Meniere's Disease
- Migraine
- Musculoskeletal System Deformities
- Nasal Airway Obstruction
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Olfactory Disorders
- Omphalocele
- Oral Cancer
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otosclerosis
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Parotid Gland Disorders
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Salivary Gland Stones
- Sinus Infections
- Sinus Tumor
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Complications
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Skull Fractures
- Smell Disorders
- Snoring Disorders
- Somatoform Disorder
- Speech Disturbances
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Superficial Mycoses
- Swallowing Disorders
- Thalassemia
- Throat Cancer
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Turbinate Bone Disorders
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Upper Airway Obstruction
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vocal Cord Disorder
- Vocal Cord Lesions
- Voice And Resonance Disorders
- Voice Disorders
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- Adenoidectomy
- Atresia Repair
- Auditory Therapy
- Binocular Microscopy
- Bladder Neck Reconstruction
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aid
- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Cochlear Implant Adjustment
- Control Nasal Hemorrhage Anterior Complex
- Cranial Base Reconstruction
- Craniofacial Reconstruction
- Dental Implant Surgery
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Ear Tube Insertion
- Eardrum Repair
- Electronystagmography
- Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Enteroscopy
- Ethmoidectomy
- Facelift
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Facial Plastic Surgery
- Facial Skin Cancer Surgery
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Foreign Body Removal From Skin
- Frontal Sinusotomy
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Hearing Aid Fitting
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Hemifacial Spasm Surgery
- Hyaluronic Acid Fillers
- Hypopharyngeal Cancer Surgery
- Hysteroscopic Polyp Resection
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Jaw Surgery
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Labyrinthectomy
- Laryngeal Cancer Surgery
- Laryngeal Stroboscopy
- Laryngectomy
- Lip Cancer Surgery
- Lobectomy
- Mastoidectomy
- Maxillary Sinusotomy
- Melanoma Resection
- Motion Fluoroscopic Evaluation
- Nasal Endoscopy With Nasal Hemorrhage Control
- Nasopharyngeal Cancer Surgery
- Neck Cancer Surgery
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Oral Cancer Surgery
- Oropharyngeal Cancer Surgery
- Orthognathic Surgery
- Otoacoustic Emissions
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parotidectomy
- Percutaneous Osteoplasty
- Pharyngeal Cancer Surgery
- Pituitary Gland Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Ptosis Repair
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Salivary Gland Cancer Surgery
- Salivary Gland Surgery
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Septorhinoplasty
- Sinus Cancer Surgery
- Sinus Surgery
- Sinus Tumor Surgery
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Speech Therapy
- Sphenoid Sinus Surgery
- Sphenoidotomy
- Stapedectomy
- Stapedotomy
- Submandibular Gland Surgery
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Tongue Base Reduction
- Tongue Cancer Surgery
- Tonsillectomy
- Tracheostomy
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Uvulopalatoplasty
- Vagina Transplant
- Velopharyngeal Insufficiency (VPI) Repair
- Vestibular Testing
- Vestibuloplasty
- Voice Therapy
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-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Navigate
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-POS Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HighMark
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- OA Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Student Resources
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: George Washington University (2021)