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