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
- Cataract
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Corneal Transplantation
- Dry Eye Treatment With Punctal Plugs
- Glaucoma Drainage Device
- Keratitis
- Nasopharyngitis
- Posterior Vitreous Detachment Treatment
- Strabismus Surgery With Scarring
- Vitiligo Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Allergic Conjunctivitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Cataract
- Choroid Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Corneal Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Eye
- Congenital Malformations Of Eyelid, Lacrimal Apparatus And Orbit
- Congenital Malformations Of Posterior Segment Of Eye
- Corneal Scarring
- Diabetes Mellitus Due To Underlying Condition
- Disorders Of Aromatic Amino
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Ear Foreign Body
- Episcleritis
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eyelid Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Herpes
- Histoplasmosis
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Intraocular Inflammation
- Intraoperative And Postprocedural Complications Of Eye
- Iris Disorders
- Keratitis
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Lens Dislocation
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Eye And Adnexa
- Muscle Disorders
- Nasopharyngitis
- Nystagmus
- Optic Nerve Disorders
- Orbit Disorders
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Postprocedural States
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Protozoal Diseases
- Retinal Disease
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Skull Fractures
- Soft Tissue Inflammation
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Varicella
- Vestibular Neuritis
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitreous Body Disorders
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Anal Fistula Treatment
- 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
- Dermaplaning
- Diabetic Retinopathy Prevention
- Diode Laser Photocoagulation
- Distance Stereoacuity Test
- Distichiasis Surgery
- Dry Eye Treatment With Punctal Plugs
- Dry Eye Treatment With Xiidra
- Endometriosis Surgery
- Entropion Treatment
- Enucleation
- Epi-Lasik
- Epithelial Debridement
- Eye Disease Treatment
- Eye Socket Expansion
- Eye Socket Surgery
- Eyelid Reanimation
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Fluorescein Staining
- Fluorescence Microscopy
- Focal Laser Treatment
- Forequarter Amputation
- Fundus Photography
- Glaucoma Drainage Device
- Glaucoma Treatment With Trabectome
- Gonioscope
- Goniosynechialysis
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Holmium Laser Treatment
- Hybrid Contact Lenses
- Hyperopia Correction
- Implantable Miniature Telescope
- Indirect Ophthalmoscopy
- Intermittent Exotropia Treatment
- Interstim Therapy Lead Revision
- Intracapsular Cataract Surgery
- Intraocular Lens For Presbyopia Correction
- 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
- Maxillary Fracture Repair
- Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Treatment
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Multifocal Contact Lens Explantation
- Muscle Injection
- Nasal Septal Button Placement
- Normatec Compression Therapy
- Ocular Coherence Tomography Angiography
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Orbital Decompression Surgery
- Orthokeratology With Corneal Reshaping
- Phacoemulsification
- Photodynamic Therapy
- Phototherapeutic Keratectomy
- Pigmented Lesion Removal
- 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
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Slt Laser Treatment
- Specular Microscopy
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Strabismus Surgery With Scarring
- Tear Duct Probing
- Tonometry
- Total Proctocolectomy
- Trabeculotomy
- Ultrasonography
- Uveal Effusion Treatment
- Uveitic Glaucoma Treatment
- Uveitis Treatment With Vitrectomy
- Vestibular Testing
- Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy Treatment
- Vitiligo 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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- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UHC Passport
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OA Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS II
- TRICARE for Life East
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Sentara Health
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare FFS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Network OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- POS OA
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