About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Preventive health
- Chronic disease diagnosis and management
- Diabetes diagnosis and management
- Women’s health (annual exams and PAP smears)
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care involves working together with my patients to develop a doctor-patient relationship built on trust and fully involve the patient in his/her care. I believe in the importance of healthy living to prevent illnesses and understanding my patient as an individual helps me create a bond of mutual respect that encourages compliance in my patients.”
Certifications and professional associations
- Board certified, American Board of Internal Medicine
- American College of Physicians
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 Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- 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
- Cystitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- 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
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Prostate
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- 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
- Anxiety Treatment
- Asthma Management
- 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
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 Option
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UHC Passport
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Student Resources
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- POS OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Sentara Health
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HighMark
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- First Health PPO
- First Health PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
Education
Residency: Howard University Hospital (2008)
Internship: Howard University Hospital (2006)
Medical Education: Univ. of Nigeria Faculty of Medicine (1992)
