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
- Dry Eyes
- Keratoconus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Allergic Conjunctivitis
- Astigmatism
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Blepharitis
- Blind Spots
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Blurred Vision
- Brain Disorders
- Cataract Formation
- Cataract In Children
- Cataracts
- Chalazion
- Choroid Disorders
- Choroidal Neovascularization
- Choroiditis
- Chronic Dry Eye
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Glaucoma
- Congenital Malformations Of Eye
- Congenital Malformations Of Eyelid, Lacrimal Apparatus And Orbit
- Congenital Malformations Of Posterior Segment Of Eye
- Corneal Abrasion
- Corneal Edema
- Corneal Ulcers
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Diabetes Mellitus Due To Underlying Condition
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Double Vision
- Dry Eyes
- Ectropion
- Entropion
- Epiretinal Membrane
- Episcleritis
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eye Floaters
- Eye Infections
- Eye Irritation
- Eye Strain
- Eye Trauma
- Eyelid Disorders
- Eyelid Ptosis
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Farsightedness
- Floaters
- Globe Rupture
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Intraoperative And Postprocedural Complications Of Eye
- Keratoconus
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Lazy Eye
- Lens Dislocation
- Low Vision
- Macular Edema
- Nearsightedness
- Nystagmus
- Ocular Hypertension
- Optic Nerve Damage
- Orbit Disorders
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Pinguecula
- Postprocedural States
- Presbyopia
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Pterygium
- Ptosis
- Refractive Errors
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Uveitis
- Visual Field Defects
- Vitreomacular Adhesion
- Vitreous Body Disorders
- Vitreous Detachment
- Vitreous Hemorrhage
Procedures I perform
- Amniotic Membrane Transplantation
- Angiography
- Anti-Vegf Injection
- Autorefraction
- Batten Disease Treatment
- Best Disease Treatment
- Canalicular Laceration Repair
- Chalazion Excision
- Chalazion Removal
- Choroidal Melanoma Treatment
- Ciliary Body Tumor Treatment
- Closure Of Lacrimal Punctum
- Cogan's Syndrome Treatment
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Corneal Foreign Body Removal
- Distichiasis Treatment
- Eales Disease Treatment
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Endophthalmitis Treatment
- Enucleation
- Epi-Lasik
- Eye Discharge Treatment
- Eye Infection Treatment
- Eyelid Reconstruction
- Fundus Photography
- Giant Cell Arteritis Treatment
- Hyperopia Correction
- Hyphema Treatment
- Iluvien Implant
- Iol Exchange
- Keratitis Treatment
- Kjer's Dominant Optic Atrophy Treatment
- Lacrimal Gland Surgery
- Lacrimal Punctal Occlusion
- Laser-Assisted Subepithelial Keratomileusis
- Lasik
- Lazy Eye Treatment
- Low Vision Rehabilitation
- Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Treatment
- Neuro-Behcet's Disease Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuro-Endocrine Disorder Treatment
- Neuro-Rheumatologic Disease Treatment
- Ocular Coherence Tomography Angiography
- Ophthalmic Biometry
- Ophthalmic Ultrasound
- Optic Nerve Imaging
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Orbital Abscess Treatment
- Orbital Cellulitis Treatment
- Orbital Tumor Treatment
- Orthoptic Evaluation
- Ozurdex Implant
- Panuveitis Treatment
- Papilledema Treatment
- Paraneoplastic Syndrome Treatment
- Pediatric Cataract Surgery
- Pediatric Uveitis Treatment
- Pellucid Marginal Degeneration Treatment
- Phacoemulsification
- Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (PION) Treatment
- Posterior Vitreous Detachment Treatment
- Probing Of Nasolacrimal Duct
- Pseudotumor Cerebri Treatment
- Ptosis Repair
- Pupilloplasty
- Red Eye Treatment
- Refractive Implant Surgery
- Refractive State Determination
- Retinal Vein Occlusion Treatment
- Retinoblastoma Treatment
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity Treatment
- Sarcoid Uveitis Treatment
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Slt Laser Treatment
- Socket Reconstruction
- Specular Microscopy
- Strabismus Surgery With Previous Eye Surgery
- Strabismus Surgery With Scarring
- Strabismus Surgery With Vertical Muscle
- Synechiae Treatment
- Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment
- Tonometry
- Transpupillary Thermotherapy
- Transverse Myelitis Treatment
- Trichiasis Treatment
- Ultrasonography
- Uveitic Glaucoma Treatment
- Wavefront Analysis
- Wolfram Syndrome 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
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Sentara Health
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UHC Passport
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- 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
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- OA Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Network OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- TRICARE East Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HighMark
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
Education
Fellowship: Wilmer Eye Institute-Johns Hopkins University (2003)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2003)
Residency: SUNY Downstate (2002)
Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (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