Howard Ira Goldman, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- High Blood Pressure
- Physical Exams
- Preventive Action
- Respiratory Disorders
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood Glucose Levels
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Lung Imaging Results
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anxiety
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Ascites
- Atherosclerosis
- Back Pain
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bladder Disorders
- Bladder Incontinence
- Bleeding Disorders
- Body Region Injury
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Bowel Obstruction
- Breast Lump
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Bursopathy
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chest Pain
- Choledocholithiasis
- Cholestasis
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Claudication
- Clotting Disorders
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Colitis
- Colon Disease
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Convulsions
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cushing Syndrome
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dementia
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetes Insipidus
- 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 Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Electrolyte Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Endocrine Hypertension
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- External Hemorrhoids
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Fibromyalgia
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Grave's Disease
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Calculus
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Liver Failure
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lung Disease
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Nail Disorders
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Rash
- Renal Insufficiency
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sepsis
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Sickle
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Subcortical Infarction
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Syncope
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Urological Disorders
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasculitis
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Ulcers
- Ventral Hernia
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Volume Depletion
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Weight Loss
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Adhd Assessment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Aging Education
- Aging Life Care
- Aging Resource Coordination
- Aging Well Resources
- Alcohol Abuse Treatment
- Anticoagulation Therapy
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Treatment
- Arterial Pressure Monitoring
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Behavioral Assessment
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Evaluation
- Cardiovascular Health Promotion
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold Treatment
- Community Health
- Community Health Education
- Congestive Heart Failure Management
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Copd Management
- Cystitis Treatment
- Delirium Prevention
- Diabetes Screening
- Diabetes Treatment
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Disease Management Education
- Disease Prevention
- Electrocardiogram
- Failure To Thrive Evaluation And Management
- Falls Prevention
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Flu Shot
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Geriatric Care
- Geriatric Care Management
- Geriatric Community Resources
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Grief Counseling
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Healthy Aging Resources
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- High Cholesterol Management
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperlipidemia Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Intravenous Vitamin Therapy
- Labs And Blood Work
- Lactate Dehydrogenase
- Lipid Profile
- Medication Administration And Management
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Mental Status Exam
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Mole Removal
- Muscle Injection
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Pap Smear
- Parenting Resources
- Peak Flow Measurement
- Pharmacogenomics
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Physical Exams
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventive Action
- Psa Testing
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Rheumatology Treatment
- Senior Coaching
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Tag Removal
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Sore Throat Management
- Spirometry Test
- Staple Removal
- Suture Removal
- Tobacco Cessation
- Transitional Care Planning
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Undersea Medicine Consultation
- Urinary Protein Test
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Venous Blood Collection
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Vision Screening
- Wellness Exams
- Wellness Services
- Women's Health Exam
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-Open HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Sentara Health
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Navigate
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HighMark
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Network OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Direct
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- OA Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst NASCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
Education
Residency: MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center (1990)