About me
Allison R. Larson, MD, MS, is a board-certified dermatologist affiliated with MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is Physician Executive Director of Dermatology for MedStar Health and Academic Chair for Dermatology at Georgetown University Medical Center. She is also fellowship-trained in dermatopathology.
Dr. Larson sees patients for all general dermatologic concerns. Her clinical interests include lichen sclerosus; inflammatory dermatoses; and benign, premalignant and malignant skin growths. Her research interests include medical education and equity in medicine.
Dr. Larson received her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Following her internship, she completed a three-year residency in dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by a dermatopathology fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
She was part of the Department of Dermatology at Boston University until 2021, where she was awarded Teacher of the Year for Preclinical Sciences at Boston University School of Medicine and Department of Dermatology awards for teaching and leadership. At Boston University, she served as Assistant Dean for Medical Education and as Dermatology Residency Program Director. She joined MedStar Health in 2021. She is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, Association of Professors in Dermatology, and Women’s Dermatologic Society.
In keeping with her interest in medical education, she is currently serving as Chair for the American Academy of Dermatology Basic Curriculum Working Group.
Philosophy of Care
“My philosophy of care centers on empathic patient-centered communication. I partner with my patients and the entire MedStar Health clinical team to ensure our patients receive the highest-quality care.
“There are thousands of things that can happen in the skin, which can be confusing and frustrating for patients. I am a general dermatologist first and foremost. My role is to provide clarity for patients about their condition and to figure out the best treatment options.
“Each person is unique and the approach to skin conditions in each person is equally unique. I believe in an individualized approach to care.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Eczema
- Moles
- Plantar Warts
- Psoriasis
- Seborrheic Keratosis
- Skin Biopsy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acne
- Angiokeratoma
- Balanitis
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Capillary Diseases
- Congenital Malformations Of Skin
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Dyshidrotic Eczema
- Eccrine Sweat Disorders
- Eczema
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Erythema Multiforme
- Erythematous Conditions
- Facial Birthmarks
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fungal Infections Of Skin
- Hemangioma
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Impetigo
- Inflammatory Skin Disorders
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Keloid Scarring
- Keratosis Pilaris
- Lichen Planus
- Lichen Simplex Chronicus And Prurigo
- Lipoma Of Skin
- Melanoma
- Melanoma In Situ
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Mole Examination
- Moles
- Nail Disorders
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Papulosquamous Disorders
- Pemphigoid
- Pemphigus
- Pilar Cysts
- Pityriasis Rosea
- Plantar Warts
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Purpura
- Rash
- Rosacea
- Scabies
- Scalp Psoriasis
- Scars And Keloids
- Seborrheic Keratosis
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Cancer
- Skin Cancer (BASAL CELL, SQUAMOUS CELL, MELANOMA)
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Skin Changes Due To Nonionizing Radiation
- Skin Hyperpigmentation
- Skin Tags
- Skin Thickening
- Superficial Mycoses
- Telangiectasia
- Tinea Corporis
- Transepidermal Elimination Disorders
- Urticaria
- Viral Diseases
- Viral Infection
- Viral Warts
- Wart Removal
- Xerosis
Procedures I perform
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Destruction Of Benign Lesions
- Destruction Of Malignant Lesion
- Destruction Of Premalignant Lesions
- Fungal Nail Treatment
- Hypertrophic Scar Treatment
- Imiquimod Treatment
- Liquid Nitrogen Treatment
- Narrowband Uvb Therapy
- Skin Biopsy
- Wart Treatment
Practice locations
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5530 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 730
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
106 Irving St NW
POB Ste 316 South Tower
Washington, DC, 20010
110 Irving St NW
Rm 1A-50A
Washington, DC, 20010
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-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Network OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- POS OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Student Resources
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Basic
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HighMark
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Navigate
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Dermatology, Dermatology
Fellowship: Harvard University (2014)
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital (2012)
Internship: Mercy Medical Center-Baltimore (2009)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2008)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025