Marisha T Newton, MD| Endocrinology, Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
About me
Marisha Newton, MD, is a board-certified endocrinologist at MedStar Harbor Hospital. She specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and thyroid disorders and has a special interest in caring for patients with parathyroid and calcium disorders.
Dr. Newton is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Society of Endocrinologists. She has published research and articles about osteoporosis and osteopenia; thyroid disorders; and contraceptive methods.
Philosophy of care
“My approach is to listen carefully to your concerns with care and without judgment, understand your health goals, and partner with you to optimize your health.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Diabetes Treatment
- Glucose Control Management
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Thyroid Function Study Results
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Acne
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Insufficiency In Pregnancy
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Breast Disorders
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- 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
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Diabetes
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypothyroidism In Pregnancy
- Insulin Resistance
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Maternal Diseases
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Poisoning
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Postprocedural Complications
- Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Male Phenotype
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Disorders In Pregnancy
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Storm
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ureteral Cancer
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Arterial Embolization
- Adrenal Cancer Treatment
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Venous Sampling
- Alternative Medicine Therapies
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Bone Density Test
- Bone Density Testing
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Chronic Wound Care
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dental Prosthetics
- Depression Treatment
- Diabetes Management
- Diabetes Treatment
- Diabetic Foot Reconstruction
- Dialysis
- Dopamine Therapy
- Electromyography
- Enterectomy
- Existential Group Therapy
- Fertility Evaluation
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Focal Laser Treatment For Diabetic Macular Edema
- Foot Sprain Treatment
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Gestational Diabetes Management
- Glucose Control Management
- Goiter Treatment
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Treatment
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- Herbal Therapy
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hormone Level Regulation
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Latent Autoimmune Diabetes In Adults Management
- Lifestyle Modification
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Lobectomy
- Massage Therapy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Menstrual Disorder Treatment
- Minimally Invasive Hemorrhoid Treatment
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care Services
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
- Parathyroid Arterial Embolization
- Parathyroid Cancer Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pathology Services
- Peripheral Artery Disease Screening
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Arterial Embolization
- Pituitary Cancer Treatment
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Pregnancy Planning
- Prenatal Care
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Retinal Vein Occlusion Treatment
- Retinopathy Screening
- Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery
- Speech And Language Services
- Speech Therapy
- Surgical Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Thyroidectomy
- Urethral Injury Prevention
- Weight Management Program
- Wellness Services
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
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Student Resources
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Basic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Network OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Sentara Health
- IH-EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Navigate
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HighMark
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare FFS
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- POS OA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Howard University Hospital (2007)
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2005)
Medical School: Howard University (2002)