James Ralph Chisum, MD| Obstetrics And Gynecology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Uterine Fibroids
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain In Pregnancy
- Abnormal Fetal Development And Growth
- Abnormal Products Of Conception
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Abnormal Vaginal Discharge
- Abnormalities Of Forces Of Labor
- Acute Pelvic Pain
- Amniotic Fluid Disorders
- Antenatal Screening Abnormalities
- Bartholin Gland Cyst
- Bartholin's Gland Diseases
- Breast And Lactation Disorders In Pregnancy
- Breast Lump And Breast Cancer Screening
- Breast Lump Examination
- Breastfeeding Difficulties
- Candidiasis
- Cervical Cancer Screening
- Cervical Insufficiency
- Cervical Polyp
- Cervix Uteri Disorders
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Disorders Of Amniotic Fluid And Membranes
- Dysmenorrhea
- Early Pregnancy Loss
- Failed Induction Of Labor
- False Labor
- Female Genital Tract Polyp
- Female Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Fetal Stress
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gestational Edema And Proteinuria Management
- Gestational Hypertension
- Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
- High Risk Pregnancy
- Hpv (HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS)
- Hypertension In Pregnancy, Including Preeclampsia
- Infertility
- Irregular Menstruation
- Labor Complications And Umbilical Cord Problems
- Late Pregnancy
- Late Pregnancy Complications
- Leiomyoma Of Uterus
- Maternal Care For Fetal Problems
- Maternal Diseases
- Menopause
- Menstrual Cramps
- Menstrual Disorders
- Miscarriage
- Morning Sickness
- Multiple Gestations
- Obstetric Trauma
- Ovarian Cancer
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Ovary, Fallopian Tube And Broad Ligament Disorders
- Perineal Laceration During Delivery
- Placental Disorders
- Polyhydramnios
- Postpartum Depression
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
- Pregnancy Nausea
- Premature Placenta Separation
- Premature Rupture Of Membranes
- Preterm Labor
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Spontaneous Abortion
- Tubal Pregnancy
- Uterine And Vaginal Bleeding Abnormalities
- Uterine Fibroids
- Uterine Infections
- Uterine Prolapse
- Uti (URINARY TRACT INFECTION) During Pregnancy
- Vagina And Vulva Inflammation And Infections
Procedures I perform
- Adhesiolysis
- Amniocentesis
- Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy
- Birth Control Counseling
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Exam
- Cervical Biopsy
- Cervical Cryotherapy
- Cesarean Delivery
- Chorionic Villus Sampling
- Colposcopy
- Cone Biopsy
- C-Section
- Cystometrogram
- Delivery With Forceps
- Delivery With Vacuum Extraction
- Donor Sperm Insemination
- Electrodesiccation And Curettage
- Endometrial Ablation
- Endometrial Biopsy
- Enterectomy
- Enteroscopy
- Episiotomy
- Fetal Monitoring
- Gastric Surgery
- Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
- Gynecological Examination
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Intestinal Reconstruction
- Intrauterine Device
- Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
- Mammography
- Natural Childbirth
- Oophorectomy
- Pap Smear
- Parotid Biopsy
- Pelvic Exam
- Pregnancy Test
- Pregnancy With Uterine Rupture
- Prenatal Care
- Recurrent Miscarriage Treatment
- Salpingo-Oophorectomy
- Sonohysterography
- Total Proctocolectomy
- Tubal Ligation
- Uterine Ablation
- Vulvar Biopsy
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
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- OA Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Navigate
- IH-POS Plus
- Sentara Health
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-HMO
- Network OA
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellowship: Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore (1999)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center-Midtown (1992)
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School (1988)
