Catherine Demirel, AUD PHD| Audiology, Otolaryngology | MedStar Health
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Catherine Demirel

Catherine Demirel, AUD PHD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (539 reviews)

Specialties: Audiology, Otolaryngology

Languages: English

877-754-5490

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
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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
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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
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Practice locations

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2115 Wisconsin Ave NW
Ste 202
Washington, DC, 20007

202-944-5300
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Fax 202-754-5490

3800 Reservoir Rd NW
4 North Main Bldg
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-4972
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Fax 202-444-7344

6862 Elm St
Ste 800B
McLean, VA, 22101

202-444-8186
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Fax 887-826-5501

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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • POS OA
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • HighMark
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • CIGNA PPO
    • IH-POS Plus
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • IH-POS
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • First Health PPO
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Sentara Health
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna HMO
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • United Student Resources
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Medicare FFS
    • Choice POS II
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Employee Health Plan
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • UHC Passport
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Aetna Basic
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • Network OA
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Optimum Choice
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Medicare Direct
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • IH-HMO
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • OA Plus
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Choice POS
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • CareFirst EPO
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • First Health PPO
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • IH-PPO
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Navigate
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)

Education

Board Certification: American Speech Language Hearing Association, Speech Pathology

Graduate: James Madison University (2004)

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.

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Apr 30, 2026

    Excellent experience. Carefully addressed all my issues and problems; dealt with as many as possible and recommended options for the future. Highly satisfactory and professional.

  • Apr 17, 2026

    Excellent service

  • Apr 10, 2026

    Ethical Professional.