Amarah Baluch, MD| Rheumatology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Dermatomyositis
- Gout
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Pseudogout
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Vasculitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Autoimmune Disorders
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Chronic Gout
- Dermatomyositis
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Gout
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Joint Disorder
- Lupus Nephritis
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Myopathies
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Pseudogout
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Rheumatoid Vasculitis
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Autoimmune Disorder Treatment
- Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDS)
- Enteropathic Arthritis Treatment
- Giant Cell Arteritis Treatment
- Infusion Therapy
- Muscle Biopsy
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica Treatment
- Polymyositis Treatment
- Rheumatology Consultation
- Rheumatology Follow-Up
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Sjogrens Syndrome Treatment
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatment
- Trigger Point Injection
- Vasculitis Treatment
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 HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare FFS
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Network OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Navigate
- OA Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Student Resources
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Basic
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice
- POS OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
Education
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2025)
Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University (2023)
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine (2019)