Deborah Anne Topol, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- High Blood Pressure
- Physical Exams
- Preventive Action
- Respiratory Disorders
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood Glucose Levels
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Lung Imaging Results
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anxiety
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Ascites
- Atherosclerosis
- Back Pain
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bladder Disorders
- Bladder Incontinence
- Bleeding Disorders
- Body Region Injury
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Bowel Obstruction
- Breast Lump
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Bursopathy
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chest Pain
- Choledocholithiasis
- Cholestasis
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Claudication
- Clotting Disorders
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Colitis
- Colon Disease
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Convulsions
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cushing Syndrome
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dementia
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Electrolyte Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Endocrine Hypertension
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- External Hemorrhoids
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Fibromyalgia
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Grave's Disease
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Calculus
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Liver Failure
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lung Disease
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Nail Disorders
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Rash
- Renal Insufficiency
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sepsis
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Sickle
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Subcortical Infarction
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Syncope
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Urological Disorders
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasculitis
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Ulcers
- Ventral Hernia
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Volume Depletion
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Weight Loss
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Adhd Assessment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Aging Education
- Aging Life Care
- Aging Resource Coordination
- Aging Well Resources
- Alcohol Abuse Treatment
- Anticoagulation Therapy
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Treatment
- Arterial Pressure Monitoring
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Behavioral Assessment
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Evaluation
- Cardiovascular Health Promotion
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold Treatment
- Community Health
- Community Health Education
- Congestive Heart Failure Management
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Copd Management
- Cystitis Treatment
- Delirium Prevention
- Diabetes Screening
- Diabetes Treatment
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Disease Management Education
- Disease Prevention
- Electrocardiogram
- Failure To Thrive Evaluation And Management
- Falls Prevention
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Flu Shot
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Geriatric Care
- Geriatric Care Management
- Geriatric Community Resources
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Grief Counseling
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Healthy Aging Resources
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- High Cholesterol Management
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperlipidemia Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Intravenous Vitamin Therapy
- Labs And Blood Work
- Lactate Dehydrogenase
- Lipid Profile
- Medication Administration And Management
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Mental Status Exam
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Mole Removal
- Muscle Injection
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Pap Smear
- Parenting Resources
- Peak Flow Measurement
- Pharmacogenomics
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Physical Exams
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventive Action
- Psa Testing
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Rheumatology Treatment
- Senior Coaching
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Tag Removal
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Sore Throat Management
- Spirometry Test
- Staple Removal
- Suture Removal
- Tobacco Cessation
- Transitional Care Planning
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Undersea Medicine Consultation
- Urinary Protein Test
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Venous Blood Collection
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Vision Screening
- Wellness Exams
- Wellness Services
- Women's Health Exam
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-POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Navigate
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst NASCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: Georgetown University Medical Center GME (2001)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1997)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025