Brian Lin, MD| Family Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Fitness and lifestyle
- Chronic disease management
- LGBTQ+ health
- Lifestyle medicine (some training)
- Pediatrics
- Musculoskeletal and joint pain
- Women’s health (annual checkups and birth control)
Philosophy of Care
“My approach to care is centered around providing comprehensive primary care to individuals from all walks of life. With particular interest in LGBTQ health and preventive care, I am committed to fostering an inclusive and affirming healthcare environment. I advocate for a holistic approach to healthcare, ensuring all patients receive the highest quality of care.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Hypertension
- Respiratory Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Back Pain
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Body Region Injury
- Breast Inflammation
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chest Pain
- Chlamydia
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Contact With Hazardous Health Exposures
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
- Depressive Episode
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Eating Disorders
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Enthesopathies
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Failure
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hives
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Incontinence
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Ingrown Toenail
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Laryngitis
- Leg Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Menstrual Cramps
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Strain
- Nail Disorders
- Nausea
- Neck Pain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Overactive Bladder
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Painful Urination
- Penis Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pneumonia
- Postnasal Drip
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Proteinuria
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rash
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rectal Pain
- Respiratory Disorders
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scabies
- Sciatica
- Shingles
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Spondylopathies
- Sprains And Strains
- Stomach Flu
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Strep Throat
- Superficial Mycoses
- Tendinitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Testicular Pain
- Thyroid Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Tuberculosis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Uterine Fibroids
- Vaginal Itching
- Vaginitis
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vertigo
- Viral Warts
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vomiting
- Weight Loss
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Yeast Infection
Procedures I perform
- Allergen Immunotherapy
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Birth Control
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Breast Exam
- Breathing Treatments
- Cervical Biopsy
- Cervix Dilation
- Cholesterol Screening
- Cold And Flu Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- Copd Management
- Destruction Of Benign Lesions
- Diabetes Screening
- Diet Counseling
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Ekg (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM)
- EKG Interpretation
- Flu Shot Administration
- Food Allergy Treatment
- Foreign Body Removal From Ear
- Foreign Body Removal From Skin
- Geriatric Care
- Gynecological Examination
- Health Maintenance Exam
- HIV Testing And Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hospice Care Referral
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Infection Treatment
- Injections For Pain Relief
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Pap Smear
- Physical Performance Test
- Physical Therapy Referral
- School Physicals
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Skin Tag Removal
- Suture Removal
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vision Screening
- Women's Health Exam
- Wound Repair
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-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-PPO
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HumanaChoice PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- Medicare Direct
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE East Select
- Network OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optimum Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Navigate
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- POS OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-EPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Basic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2025)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2022)