Carlos E Baleeiro, MD| Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Carlos Baleeiro, MD, is a critical care, pulmonology, and sleep medicine specialist at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital and MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. Dr. Baleeiro received his medical degree at the University of Bahia and a residency at Hahnemann University Hospital. He then went on to complete a fellowship at the University of Michigan Hospital. Dr. Baleeiro is board certified in critical care medicine, internal medicine, and pulmonary disease.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Lung Imaging Results
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Liver Injury
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Asbestosis
- Aspergillosis
- Asthma
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Bruxism
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Circadian Rhythm Disorder
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
- Emphysema
- Hemothorax
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Liver Failure
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Cancer With Respiratory Failure
- Mediastinitis
- Narcolepsy
- Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleural Plaques
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax And Air Leak
- Postprocedural Complications
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Thoracic Empyema
Procedures I perform
- Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
- Airway Pressure Release Ventilation
- Ambulatory Urodynamic Monitoring
- Apnea Monitoring
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Bipap Therapy
- Bronchoscopy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Output Assistance
- Cardiovascular Sleep Medicine
- Cardiovascular Therapy
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Electroencephalogram
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Endoscopic Inspection Of Tracheobronchial Tree
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Flash Electroretinography
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Growth Hormone Level Monitoring
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Idiopathic Hypersomnia Treatment
- Immune System Modulator Therapy
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Inotropic Therapy
- Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Cancer Treatment
- Lung Transplant
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Pleural Cavity Drainage
- Polysomnography
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Tracheostomy
- Tracheostomy Management
- Upper Airway Stimulation
- Video Eeg
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 EPO Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- POS OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Network OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Navigate
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HighMark
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship: University of Michigan Hospitals GME-UNVERIFIABLE (2003)
Residency: Hahnemann University Hospital (2000)
Internship: Allegheny University Hospitals (1999)
Medical School: Universidade Federal Da Bahia (1995)