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 Thyroid Function Study Results
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Insufficiency In Pregnancy
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- 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
- 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
- Metabolic Syndrome
- 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
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Arterial Embolization
- Adrenal Cancer Treatment
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Venous Sampling
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Bone Density Test
- Bone Density Testing
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Diabetes Management
- Diabetes Treatment
- Diabetic Foot Reconstruction
- Dialysis
- Dopamine Therapy
- Electromyography
- Enterectomy
- Fertility Evaluation
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Gestational Diabetes Management
- Glucose Control Management
- Glycated Hemoglobin Test
- Goiter Treatment
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Treatment
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hormone Level Regulation
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Latent Autoimmune Diabetes In Adults Management
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- 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
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
- Parathyroid Arterial Embolization
- Parathyroid Cancer Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pathology Services
- 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
- Retinal Vein Occlusion Treatment
- Retinopathy Screening
- Surgical Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Arterial Embolization
- 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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Navigate
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare FFS
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Howard University Hospital (2007)
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2005)
Medical School: Howard University (2002)