Kenneth Dale Burman, MD| Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
About me
Kenneth Burman, MD, has decades of experience in researching and treating the full range of pituitary disorders. He specializes in pituitary endocrinology with expertise in treating thyroid cancer and other thyroid conditions. Dr. Burman leads the endocrinology team at the MedStar Pituitary Center.
Dr. Burman conducts some of the latest pituitary disease research, investigating better ways to treat pituitary tumors. Along with his team, he's committed to delivering the most effective care possible. Dr. Burman's research is essential to advancing the future of treatments for pituitary disorders.
A retired Army colonel, Dr. Burman is a professor of medicine at Georgetown University and director of the Endocrinology Fellowship Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Diabetes Treatment
- Graves Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Obesity Treatment
- Osteoporosis
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Anophthalmos, Microphthalmos And Macrophthalmos
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bone Density Disorder
- Breast Disorders
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Endocrine Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Diabetes
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Pump Management
- Insulin Resistance
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Personal History Of Medical Treatment
- Phakomatoses
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Pneumoconiosis Due To Inorganic Dusts
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Postprocedural Complications
- Prediabetes
- Proteinuria
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Male Phenotype
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Storm
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Cancer Treatment
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Bone Density Testing
- Bone Health Evaluation
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Diabetes Treatment
- Endocrine System Testing
- Enterectomy
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Glucose Control Management
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopause
- Hormone Therapy For Pituitary Disorders
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Neonatal Hypertension Treatment
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Cancer Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Cancer Treatment
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
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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- TRICARE East Prime
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
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- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
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- OA Plus
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- Aetna Advantage 5750
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- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS II
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
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- POS OA
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- Employee Health Plan
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- IH-HMO
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- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
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- Aetna Classic 5000PD
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- CareFirst NASCO
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- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
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- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
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- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
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- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
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- First Health PPO
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- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Navigate
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- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
Education
Board Certification:
Fellowship: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1974)
Residency: Barnes Jewish Hospital (1972)
Medical School: University of Missouri Columbia (1970)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025