Catherine Demirel, AUD PHD| Audiology, Otolaryngology | MedStar Health
About me
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Newborn Hearing Screening Coordinator
Pediatric Audiology Specialty Certification® (PASC)
Clinical areas of focus
- Auditory Evoked Potentials Screening
- Auditory Neuropathy
- Child Speech Disorders
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Ear Infection
- Enlarged Adenoids
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Hearing Aid Fitting
- Hearing Testing
- Newborn Hearing Loss
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Tinnitus
- Vestibular Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Auditory Neuropathy
- Child Speech Disorders
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Ear Deformity
- Congenital Malformations Of Ear
- Congenital Malformations Of Ear Causing Hearing Impairment
- Ear Fullness
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Earwax Impaction
- Enlarged Adenoids
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Fluid In The Ears
- Hearing Loss In One Ear
- Meniere's Disease
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Muffled Hearing
- Newborn Hearing Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otosclerosis
- Perforated Eardrum
- Sensory Processing Disorder
- Tinnitus
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Disorders
- Word Recognition Difficulties
Procedures I perform
- Auditory Brainstem Response Testing
- Auditory Evoked Potentials Screening
- Auditory Implant Candidacy Evaluation
- Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) Treatment
- Auditory Processing Disorder Evaluation
- Auditory Rehabilitation
- Baha (BONE ANCHORED HEARING AID) Surgery
- Berard Auditory Integration Therapy
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cochlear Implant Adjustment
- Custom Ear Molds
- Dizziness And Balance Treatment
- Ear Canal Irrigation
- Flash Electroretinography
- Gait And Balance Evaluation
- Hearing Aid Fitting
- Hearing Education
- Hearing Loss Prevention
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Hearing Testing
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Laryngeal Function Test
- Mastoidectomy
- Misophonia Education
- Misophonia Treatment
- Muffled Hearing Evaluation
- Otoacoustic Emissions
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Semi-Implantable Hearing Devices
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Sound Desensitization Therapy
- Sound Therapy
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Speech Reading
- Speech Therapy
- Stapedectomy
- Tinnitus Evaluation
- Tympanometry And Reflex Threshold
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Vestibular Testing
- Vestibuloplasty
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
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open POS II
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HighMark
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- Medicare Direct
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- POS OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Navigate
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-EPO Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Speech Language Hearing Association, Speech Pathology
Graduate: James Madison University (2004)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Demirel, C. E. (2019). Neonatal Hearing Screening. In J. Ramasethu & S. Seo (Eds.), MacDonald's Atlas of Procedures in Neonatology (pp. 482-485). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health.