Brooke Ann Spencer, FNPBC MSN| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Brooke Spencer, FNP-C, completed her graduate degree at Georgetown University. She is board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and has been working as a nurse practitioner since 2013. She joined the Department of Gastroenterology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in 2021. Brooke has a special interest in disorders of the esophagus.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Diabetic Gastroparesis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Inflammation Testing
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
- Urea Breath Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Adhesions
- Abdominal Pain
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Bowel Obstruction
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Digestive Organs
- Celiac Disease
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colonic Polyps
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diabetic Gastroparesis
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Cancer
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- H. Pylori Infection
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Infectious Gastroenteritis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Parasites
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Jaundice
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Obstructive Jaundice
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Fistula
- Perianal Itching
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Portal Hypertension
- Postoperative Ileus
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Proctitis
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Rectal Cancer
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Bowel Obstruction
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Volvulus
- Zollinger
Procedures I perform
- Bloating And Gas Treatment
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Endoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Gallbladder Function Test
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Disease Testing
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Inflammation Testing
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Liver Biopsy
- Pancreatic Function Test
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- PH Monitoring
- Rectal Stricture Dilation
- Smartpill
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
- Urea Breath Test
- Variceal Band Ligation
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
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE East Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- POS OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Network OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- OA Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare Direct
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: Georgetown University (2013)