Elizabeth Jane Benge, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Chronic disease diagnosis, treatment, and management
- Long COVID/Chronic fatigue syndrome, LGBTQIA+ health
- Previously diagnosed with heart disease (arrythmias, heart attack, heart failure)
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Sleep disorders
Philosophy of care
“I strive to provide compassionate, patientcentered care that respects each individual’s values, experiences, and goals. I believe in building trusted relationships through active listening, clear communication, and a collaborative approach to health and wellness.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Back Pain
- Bladder Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- 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 Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Diverticulitis
- Dyspnea
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Prostate
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Influenza
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Migraine
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pneumonia
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Rash
- Respiratory Disorders
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Tachycardia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Copd Management
- Diabetes Screening
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Lipid Profile
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventative Care
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
Practice locations
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3001 S Hanover St
Ste 300
Baltimore, MD, 21225
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-Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Student Resources
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Network OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optimum Choice
- Navigate
- HighMark
- IH-Open HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
Education
Fellowship Program: Brigham And Women's Hospital (2024)
Residency Program: Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center (2023)
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine (2020)