Albertina Elizabeth Dearing, PA| Cardiac Surgery, General Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Enterocele Repair
- Esophageal Hernia
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric Surgery
- Incisional Hernia
- Reflux Surgery
- Surgical Wound Closure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Hernia
- Adrenal Tumor
- Anal Abscess
- Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Arterial Embolism
- Atherosclerosis
- Breast Abscess
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chest Open Wound
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Circulatory System Complications
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Early Complications Of Trauma
- Endometriosis
- Esophageal Hernia
- Foot Amputation
- Foot Ulcer
- Gallstones
- Incisional Hernia
- Infected Wound
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Leg Amputation
- Leg Ulcer
- Liver Injury
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Muscle Disorders
- Pancreas Injury
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Complications
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spleen Injury
- Stomach Ulcers
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Cavity Open Wound
- Toe Amputation
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Venous Embolism
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Adrenal Surgery
- Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Rupture Treatment
- Bile Duct Cancer Surgery
- Bladder Stone Removal
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Cholecystectomy
- Colectomy
- Colostomy
- Decompression Fasciotomy
- Decompression Fasciotomy, Leg
- Dialysis Access
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Ileostomy
- Incision And Drainage Of Infected Wound
- Leg Reconstruction
- Lower Extremity Flap Procedure
- Melanoma Resection
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Neobladder Creation
- Oral Surgery
- Pancreatic Surgery
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parotid Surgery
- Patching Therapy
- Pectoralis Major Transfer
- Pigmented Lesion Removal
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Reflux Surgery
- Retroperitoneal Tumor Removal
- Robotic Surgery
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Skin Graft
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Splenectomy
- Surgical Oncology Surgery
- Surgical Wound Closure
- Tissue Biopsy
- Tumor Removal
- Varicose Vein Stripping
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
- Wound Biopsy
- Wound Closure
- Wound Debridement
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 Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HighMark
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Network OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA PPO
- Navigate
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- OA Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Graduate: SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine (2016)