Kenneth Dale Burman, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Internal Medicine | 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 thyroid disease research, investigating better ways to treat thyroid 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 thyroid 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
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Bone Density Disorder
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- 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 Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Endocrine Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gestational Diabetes
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Pump Management
- Insulin Resistance
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Prediabetes
- Proteinuria
- Secondary Hypertension
- 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
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Bone Density Testing
- Bone Health Evaluation
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Diabetes Treatment
- Endocrine System Testing
- 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
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Cancer Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Cancer Treatment
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- 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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List of insurance plans we accept
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Network OA
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Navigate
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
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