Elizabeth Chacko, DO| Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
About me
Elizabeth Chacko, D.O., is an endocrinologist, specializing in the treatment of patients who have been diagnosed with diabetes, thyroid disease, and osteoporosis, as well as pituitary and adrenal adenomas. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Chacko earned her medical degree at the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center in Fort Worth, Texas. She went on to complete internship and residency programs in internal medicine at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, where she was presented a prestigious teaching award, and also earned Press Ganey patient satisfaction ratings in the 95th percentile. Dr. Chacko completed her fellowship in endocrinology at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Here, she devoted much time to a quality improvement project focused on analyzing and optimizing blood glucose data for diabetic patients.
Clinical areas of focus
- Glycated Hemoglobin (A1C) Test
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Osteoporosis
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bone Density Disorder
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gastrinoma
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Gynecomastia
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hirsutism
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Infertility
- Insulin Pump Management
- Insulin Resistance
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Menstrual Disorders
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Orbit Disorders
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Pituitary Mass
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Prediabetes
- Proteinuria
- Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Male Phenotype
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Addison's Disease Treatment
- Adrenal Crisis Treatment
- Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Aldosteronoma Treatment
- Bone Density Testing
- Bone Health Evaluation
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Creatinine Clearance Test
- Cushing's Syndrome Risk Assessment
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis Risk Assessment
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis Treatment
- Ectopic Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia (FHH) Treatment
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Glucose Control Management
- Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (GAD) Antibody Test
- Glycated Hemoglobin (A1C) Test
- Goiter Treatment
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatment
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Treatment
- Hormone Therapy For Low Testosterone
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Magnesium Imbalance Treatment
- Microalbuminuria Testing
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Testing
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Parathyroid Adenoma Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pheochromocytoma Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment
- Pituitary Cushing's Disease Treatment
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Subclinical Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Cyst Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Thyroiditis Treatment
- Urinary Protein Test
- Weight Management Program
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
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Sentara Health
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Network OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HighMark
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Beech Street PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Fellowship: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (2018)
Residency: Texas Health Resources (2014)
Medical School: Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (2011)