Mansur Elias Shomali, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Endocrinology | MedStar Health
About me
Mansur Shomali, MD, CM studied biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins; he then received his medical degree from McGill University and completed his internal medicine training at the University of Maryland and his fellowship training in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Shomali's clinical interests include diabetes and the use of diabetes technologies. He also has a clinical focus on pituitary, neuroendocrine, and adrenal disorders, as well as the medical management of obesity. Dr. Shomali is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, serves as Chief Medical Officer at Welldoc, and sees patients at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital.
Mansur E. Shomali, MD, was named a Top Doctor in Baltimore magazine for Endocrinology in 2017.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Crisis
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System Training
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Gastrinoma
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperthyroidism
- Insulin Pen Training
- Obesity Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Pregnancy-Related Hirsutism Management
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Nodules
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Adult Osteomalacia
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- 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
- Endocrine Disorders
- Endocrine Hypertension
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gastrinoma
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Male Hypogonadism
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Cysts
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Personal History Of Medical Treatment
- Pituitary Apoplexy
- Pituitary Cancer
- Poisoning
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Postprocedural Complications
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Proteinuria
- Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Male Phenotype
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ureteral Cancer
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Wermer Syndrome
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Biopsy
- Adrenal Gland Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Surgery
- Anemia Management
- Bone Density Testing
- Calcium Level Management
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System Training
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Diabetes Management
- Empty Sella Syndrome Treatment
- Enterectomy
- Female Hypogonadism Treatment
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Gastric Surgery
- Glucose Control Management
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy Management
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Pen Training
- Kallmann Syndrome Treatment
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Male Hypogonadism Treatment
- Metabolic Syndrome Treatment
- Obesity Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Petrosal Sinus Sampling
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment
- Pituitary Biopsy
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Potassium Level Management
- Prader-Willi Syndrome Treatment
- Pregnancy-Related Hirsutism Management
- Sheehan's Syndrome Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Turner Syndrome Treatment
- 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
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- IH-HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- UHC Passport
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS II
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice Fund PPO
- POS OA
- Beech Street PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- United Student Resources
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital (1999)
Residency: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1997)
Medical School: McGill University (1994)
Awards
- 2017 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine