About me
Dr. Laura Cowen is board certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. She received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency training in Internal Medicine at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. She then completed her fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at a combined program between MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Cowen treats a wide range of conditions as a general endocrinologist with special interest in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, treatment of thyroid disorders, and polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Clinical areas of focus
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Glucose Control Management
- Graves Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Insulin Pump Management
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Tumor
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Pump Management
- Insulin Resistance
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Pituitary Disorders
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Glucose Control Management
- Hormone Therapy For Pituitary Disorders
- Obesity Treatment
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Prevention And Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-687-2818Fax 877-485-1479
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
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Prime
- OA Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Network OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- United Student Resources
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- POS OA
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HighMark
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS II
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Navigate
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Medicare FFS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (2013)
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2011)
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine (2008)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025