Elizabeth Chacko, DO| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Internal Medicine | 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 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
Practice locations
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7106 Ridge Rd
Bldg B
Baltimore, MD, 21237
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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Sentara Health
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Basic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- OA Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Navigate
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Student Resources
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS II
- Network OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
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)