Clinical areas of focus
- Tubal Pregnancy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Products Of Conception
- Abnormal Tissue Findings
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Abnormalities Of Forces Of Labor
- Acquired Absence Of Female Genital Organs
- Antenatal Screening Abnormalities
- Bartholin's Gland Diseases
- Breast And Lactation Disorders In Pregnancy
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Candidiasis
- Cervix Uteri Disorders
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Disorders Of Amniotic Fluid And Membranes
- Failed Induction Of Labor
- False Labor
- Female Genital Pain
- Female Genital Tract Fistulae
- Fetal Stress
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gestational Edema And Proteinuria Management
- Gestational Hypertension
- Herpes
- High Risk Pregnancy
- Hypertension In Pregnancy, Including Preeclampsia
- Labor Complications And Umbilical Cord Problems
- Late Pregnancy
- Late Pregnancy Complications
- Leiomyoma Of Uterus
- Maternal Care For Fetal Problems
- Maternal Diseases
- Menstrual Disorders
- Multiple Gestations
- Obstetric Trauma
- Obstructed Labor
- Ovary, Fallopian Tube And Broad Ligament Disorders
- Pelvic Organ Injury
- Perineal Laceration During Delivery
- Placental Disorders
- Polyhydramnios
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
- Pregnancy Nausea
- Pregnant State
- Premature Placenta Separation
- Premature Rupture Of Membranes
- Preterm Labor
- Tubal Pregnancy
- Uterine And Vaginal Bleeding Abnormalities
- Uterine Infections
- Uti (URINARY TRACT INFECTION) During Pregnancy
- Vagina And Vulva Inflammation And Infections
Procedures I perform
- Adhesiolysis
- Adolescent Gynecology Consultation
- Amniocentesis
- Birth Control Counseling
- Birth Control Implant Removal
- Birth Control Patch
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Exam
- Cervical Biopsy
- Cervical Cerclage Removal
- Cesarean Delivery
- Chorionic Villus Sampling
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Colposcopy
- Colposcopy With Biopsy
- Cone Biopsy
- Contraceptive Device Insertion
- C-Section
- Cystometrogram
- Delivery With Forceps
- Delivery With Vacuum Extraction
- Ectopic Pregnancy Surgery
- Electrodesiccation And Curettage
- Endometrial Ablation
- Endometrial Biopsy
- Enterocele Repair
- Episiotomy
- Fertility Counseling
- Fetal Monitoring
- Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
- Gynecological Examination
- Hernia Repair
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Implantable Contraception
- In Vitro Fertilization
- Insulin Injection
- Intestinal Reconstruction
- Intrauterine Device
- Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
- Mammography
- Menopausal Vaginal Dryness Treatment
- Menstrual Disorder Treatment
- Natural Childbirth
- Oophorectomy
- Ovarian Cyst Removal
- Pap Smear
- Pelvic Exam
- Pelvic Pain Treatment
- Pelvic Ultrasound
- Placenta Percreta Management
- Pregnancy Confirmation
- Pregnancy Test
- Pregnancy With Uterine Rupture
- Prenatal Care
- Puberty Counseling
- Recurrent Miscarriage Treatment
- Repair Vagina, External
- Repair Vulva, External
- Salpingo-Oophorectomy
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Sonohysterography
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Urinary Urgency Treatment
- Uterine Ablation
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization
- Vaccinations
- Vaginal Contraceptive Ring Removal
- Vaginal Infection Treatment
- Well Woman Exams
- Yeast Infection Treatment
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
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- POS OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HighMark
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UHC Passport
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Network OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice POS II
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Student Resources
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellowship: University of Louisville School of Medicine (2004)
Residency: MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center (2002)
Medical School: University of Cincinnati (1998)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Peer-reviewed
LaCour DE and Trimble C. Human Papillomavirus in Infants: Transmission, Prevalence and Persistence: A Review. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2011; in press.
Invited review articles
LaCour DE, Long DN, Perlman SE. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding in adolescent females associated with endocrine causes and medical conditions. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2010; 23(2):62-70
