Lediya Cheru, MD| Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Cheru sees patients at:
18109 Prince Philip Dr
Suite B200
Olney, MD 20832
301-774-4529
Lediya Cheru, MD, is board-certified in internal medicine as well as in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. She completed her medical education at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, followed by an internship and residency at Albany Medical Center. Dr. Cheru then pursued fellowship training in endocrinology at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. After completing her fellowship, she joined the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine as an assistant professor of medicine. Later, she transitioned to MedStar Health Endocrinology to focus more on her clinical work while being closer to her family.
Dr. Cheru has extensive experience managing patients with thyroid disorders, including Graves' disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and thyroid nodules. She also specializes in metabolic disorders, such as obesity, hyperlipidemia, prediabetes, and diabetes. Her additional areas of expertise include adrenal insufficiency, adrenal tumors, and pituitary disorders. Furthermore, Dr. Cheru addresses reproductive disorders, including polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), premature ovarian insufficiency, menopause, hypogonadism, and Klinefelter syndrome.
Clinical areas of focus:
- Graves’ disease
- Hashimoto thyroiditis
- Type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus
- PCOS
- Menopause
- Premature ovarian insufficiency
- Hypogonadism
- Pituitary disorders
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Adrenal tumors
- Obesity
- Insulin resistance
- Prediabetes
- Osteoporosis
- Hyperparathyroidism
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Benign Neoplasm Of Adrenal Gland
- Bone Density Disorder
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Low Testosterone Levels
- Male Hypogonadism
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Panhypopituitarism
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Postprocedural Complications
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ureteral Cancer
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Acromegaly Treatment
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment
- Blood Clotting Disorder Diagnosis
- Calcium And Vitamin D Management
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing's Disease Treatment
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Diabetes Eye Care
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetes Prevention
- Enterectomy
- Falls Prevention
- Gestational Diabetes Management
- Gland Surgery
- Glucose Control Management
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatment
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Treatment
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperaldosteronism Treatment
- Hyperprolactinemia Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypoparathyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Lobectomy
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pheochromocytoma Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Thyroid Storm Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Weight Management Program
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
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Basic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Network OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS II
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HighMark
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- First Health PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- OA Plus
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Employee Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital (2019)
Residency: Albany Medical Center (2016)
Internship: Albany Medical Center Hospital (2014)
Medical School: University of Virginia (2013)