About me
- Director of the Division of Rheumatology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
- Program Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
- Associate Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center
- President of DC Rheumatism Society 2021- 2022
- Medical research publications available through PubMed
Voted Top Doctor by:
- The Washingtonian 2019, 2022
- Northern Virginia Magazine 2021, 2022
- Washington Consumers Checkbook 2022
Clinical areas of focus
- Biologic Therapy For Rheumatologic Diseases
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Vasculitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Artery Disorders
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Autoinflammatory Syndrome
- Back Pain
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Chronic Gout
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatomyositis
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Effects Of Reduced Temperature
- Elbow Pain
- Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Episcleritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Foot Joint Pain
- Gallbladder Disease
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Hand Joint Pain
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hip Pain
- Immunodeficiencies
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Keratitis
- Knee Pain
- Limb Deformity
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lupus Nephritis
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myocarditis
- Myopathies
- Neck Pain
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Orbit Disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Pemphigoid
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polyarticular Arthritis
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Psoriasis
- Retinal Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Of Hand
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorder
- Tendinitis
- Tendinitis Of The Foot
- Thumb Synovitis
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Procedures I perform
- Biologic Therapy For Rheumatologic Diseases
- Joint Injections For Pain Relief
- Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Rm 1A-50B
Washington, DC, 20010
Insurance
This list represents the major payors accepted by MedStar Health. NOTE: Payor contracts change and not all plans associated with a payor may be covered. Payors may offer multiple plans. If you have a question related to your insurance, please contact your insurance plan directly. Contact information is located on your health insurance ID card. *Denotes limited participation. Specific providers and practices may NOT be participating. Please contact your insurance plan directly.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Fellowship: Medstar Washington Hospital Center (2006)
Residency: Norwalk Hospital (2004)
Medical School: Universitatea De Medicina Si Farmacie Carol Davila (1998)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025