About me
Fellowship trained Endocrine Surgeon
Prior Navy Surgeon
Trained in Transoral thyroid surgery
Clinical areas of focus
- Enterectomy
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Graves Disease
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Adrenal Tumor
- Autoinflammatory Syndrome
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Cushing Syndrome
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Endocrine Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastrinoma
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Orbit Disorders
- Parathyroid Adenoma
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Pituitary Disorders
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Postprocedural Complications
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Follicular Adenoma
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Storm
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ureteral Cancer
- Vitamin Deficiency
- West Syndrome
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Crisis Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Surgery
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Enterectomy
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gland Dysfunction Treatment
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Lobectomy
- Parathyroid Hormone Regulation
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parathyroid Ultrasound
- Parotid Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment
- Pituitary Gland Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Lymph Node Dissection
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Crisis Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Thyroid Storm Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-3158Fax 202-877-3108
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
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TRICARE East Prime
- First Health PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare FFS
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- POS OA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE East Select
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Basic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University-Homewood Campus (2009)
Residency: University of North Carolina Hospitals GME (2003)
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (1998)
Awards
- Teaching award MedStar WHC surgery residency 2011
- Golden Apple Teaching award nominee 2015, 2017
