About me
Dr. Aruoriwo Oboh-Weilke has been an ophthalmologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital since 2009 and is currently an associate professor of Ophthalmology at the School of Medicine. She is also on staff at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
A fellow in the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dr. Oboh-Weilke specializes in cataracts, other external diseases of the cornea and refractive procedures.
After receiving her medical degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Dr. Oboh-Weilke began a year-long research fellowship in neurosurgery at Rutgers/NYU. She subsequently fulfilled her internship at New York Hospital Queens and residency at the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Oboh-Weilke then completed a fellowship at The Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Dr. Oboh-Weilke is the co-author of a textbook chapter on advanced techniques in ophthalmologic surgery, and has published numerous abstracts.
Before joining MedStar, Dr. Oboh-Weilke was an ophthalmologist with the Dakota Clinic in Fargo and associate medical director of the North Dakota Eye Bank.
Philosophy of Care
I believe that every person is entitled to the very best eye care possible, for every condition. Toward that end, I treat every one of my patients in a caring and compassionate manner.
Clinical areas of focus
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Corneal Transplantation
- Dry Eye Treatment With Punctal Plugs
- Posterior Vitreous Detachment Treatment
- Strabismus Surgery With Scarring
Procedures I perform
- Anophthalmic Prosthesis
- Anti-Vegf Injection
- Aqueous Shunt
- Argon Laser Treatment
- Autofluorescence Imaging
- Autorefraction
- Autorefraction With Implantable Contact Lens
- Capsular Tension Ring Implantation
- Capsulotomy
- Chalazion Excision
- Ciliary Sulcus Intraocular Lens Implantation
- Conjunctival Biopsy
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Contact Lens Fitting
- Corneal Aberrometry
- Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking
- Corneal Transplantation
- Corneal Ulcers Treatment
- Cover Test
- Diabetic Retinopathy Prevention
- Diode Laser Photocoagulation
- Distance Stereoacuity Test
- Distichiasis Surgery
- Dry Eye Treatment With Punctal Plugs
- Dry Eye Treatment With Xiidra
- Entropion Treatment
- Epi-Lasik
- Epithelial Debridement
- Eye Disease Treatment
- Eye Socket Expansion
- Eye Socket Surgery
- Eyelid Reanimation
- Fluorescein Staining
- Fluorescence Microscopy
- Focal Laser Treatment
- Fundus Photography
- Glaucoma Treatment With Trabectome
- Gonioscope
- Goniosynechialysis
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Hybrid Contact Lenses
- Hyperopia Correction
- Implantable Miniature Telescope
- Intravitreal Injection For Macular Edema
- Intravitreal Injections For Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Intravitreal Steroid Injection
- Iol Exchange
- Iris Tattooing
- Keratoprosthesis With Corneal Transplant
- Laser Retinopexy
- Laser Treatment For Floaters
- Laser-Assisted Subepithelial Keratomileusis
- Lasik
- Lipofuscin Imaging
- Macular Hole Surgery
- Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Treatment
- Multifocal Contact Lens Explantation
- Ocular Coherence Tomography Angiography
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Orbital Decompression Surgery
- Orthokeratology With Corneal Reshaping
- Phacoemulsification
- Photodynamic Therapy
- Phototherapeutic Keratectomy
- Posterior Lamellar Keratoplasty
- Posterior Vitreous Detachment Treatment
- Presbylasik
- Pterygium Surgery With Conjunctival Autograft
- Ptosis Repair
- Punctal Occlusion
- Pupilloplasty
- Refractive Implant Surgery
- Refractive Lens Exchange For Myopia
- Retinal Vein Occlusion Treatment
- Scleral Reinforcement
- Slt Laser Treatment
- Specular Microscopy
- Strabismus Surgery With Scarring
- Tear Duct Probing
- Tonometry
- Ultrasonography
- Uveal Effusion Treatment
- Uveitic Glaucoma Treatment
- Uveitis Treatment With Vitrectomy
- Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy Treatment
- Wavefront Analysis
- Yag Laser Vitreolysis
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
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice
- Network OA
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
Education
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2003)
Fellowship: Wilmer Eye Institute-Johns Hopkins University (2003)
Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (2002)
Residency: SUNY Downstate (2002)
Internship: New York Presbyterian Queens (1999)
Internship: New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens (1999)
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (1997)
Awards
- 2019 Top Doctor Award Top Ophthalmologist, Maryland
- Distinguished Alumnus lecture, Department of Biology, Boston University
- Invited Speaker, SUNY Medical Center Residency Graduation
- Invited Speaker, Chesapeake Retina Center Lecture series May 2019 & June 2021
- Invited Speaker, Maryland Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons 14th Annual Conference, May 2021
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Kirschenbaum D, Wang V, Francone S, Saleem M, Oboh-Weilke, MD: Reconsidering Pseudophakic Monovision: Cataract Counseling Practices and Patient satisfaction. The American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 2021
Kirschenbaum D, Rigor P, Nik N, Oboh-Weilke AM: Metastatic Breast Cancer presenting as an Epithelial Defect. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 2020 JCRS-20-811R1
Weber J, Oboh-Weilke, A.M: Fungemia and Ocular involvement. Victor Simpson Lecture and Resident Research Day, June 2017
Shebaclo K, Dryjski O, Oboh-Weilke A.M: Minocycline Induced Hyperpigmentation of the Sclera Nine Years After Initiating Minocycline Therapy. The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2017. Abstract 29491
Fong A, Oboh-Weilke A.M.: Results of Cataract Surgery in Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2016. Abstract 2433725
Fong A, Oboh-Weilke, A.M: Results of cataract surgery in HIV positive patients. The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2016. Abstract 21169
Korchak M, Oboh-Weilke A.M.: Chronic Red Eye and Recurrent Facial Rash as the Presenting Symptoms of Pediatric Ocular Rosacea. The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2016. Abstract 24275
Masters techniques in Ophthalmologic Surgery. Hampton Roy. Lacrimal Hyposecretion: Oboh-Weilke, A and Lustbader, J. 2015.
Shetty S, Patel H, Bierman L, Lustbader J, Oboh-Weilke A.M.: Aggressive conjunctival Kaposi sarcoma as the initial manifestation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2015. Abstract 12469
Oboh-Weilke A.M: Whorl-like pigmented corneal deposits in a patient with severe Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis. The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2014. Abstract P3519