Mark Luis Gonzalez, MD| Ophthalmology, Comprehensive Ophthalmology | MedStar Health
About me
Mark Gonzalez, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist. He has expertise in comprehensive ophthalmology, cataract surgery, LASIK, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and other medical conditions of the eye. He also provides routine eye exams for glasses and contact lenses.
Dr. Gonzalez has a special interest and expertise in refractive cataract surgery. This involves the use of premium Intraocular lenses in order to eliminate or greatly reduce the need for glasses after cataract surgery. Additionally he offers laser assisted cataract surgery, a state-of-the-art and potentially safer alternative to traditional cataract surgery.
Dr. Gonzalez has been instrumental in bringing the latest technology and innovation to MedStar Eye Institute. One such innovation is minimally-invasive glaucoma surgery, an alternative to traditional glaucoma surgery that can be performed at the same time as cataract surgery and affords less risk to the patient than traditional glaucoma surgery.
Dr Gonzalez is constantly updating his techniques and instrumentations in order to provide patients with the most accurate and optimal results. He also works with ophthalmology residents at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and participates in Grand Rounds at various MedStar Health hospitals.
Dr. Gonzalez sees patients at MedStar Eye Institute in Bowie, Silver Spring, and Charlotte Hall.
In his spare time, Dr. Gonzalez enjoys spending time with his wife and their two kids. He is also an avid golfer and enjoys expanding his culinary skills.
Clinical areas of focus
- Dry Eyes
- Keratoconus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Allergic Conjunctivitis
- Astigmatism
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Blepharitis
- Blind Spots
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Blurred Vision
- Brain Disorders
- Cataract Formation
- Cataract In Children
- Cataracts
- Chalazion
- Choroid Disorders
- Choroidal Neovascularization
- Choroiditis
- Chronic Dry Eye
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Glaucoma
- Congenital Malformations Of Eye
- Congenital Malformations Of Eyelid, Lacrimal Apparatus And Orbit
- Congenital Malformations Of Posterior Segment Of Eye
- Corneal Abrasion
- Corneal Edema
- Corneal Ulcers
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Diabetes Mellitus Due To Underlying Condition
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Double Vision
- Dry Eyes
- Ectropion
- Entropion
- Epiretinal Membrane
- Episcleritis
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eye Floaters
- Eye Infections
- Eye Irritation
- Eye Strain
- Eye Trauma
- Eyelid Disorders
- Eyelid Ptosis
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Farsightedness
- Floaters
- Globe Rupture
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Intraoperative And Postprocedural Complications Of Eye
- Keratoconus
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Lazy Eye
- Lens Dislocation
- Low Vision
- Macular Edema
- Nearsightedness
- Nystagmus
- Ocular Hypertension
- Optic Nerve Damage
- Orbit Disorders
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Pinguecula
- Postprocedural States
- Presbyopia
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Pterygium
- Ptosis
- Refractive Errors
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Uveitis
- Visual Field Defects
- Vitreomacular Adhesion
- Vitreous Body Disorders
- Vitreous Detachment
- Vitreous Hemorrhage
Procedures I perform
- Amniotic Membrane Transplantation
- Angiography
- Anti-Vegf Injection
- Autorefraction
- Batten Disease Treatment
- Best Disease Treatment
- Canalicular Laceration Repair
- Chalazion Excision
- Chalazion Removal
- Choroidal Melanoma Treatment
- Ciliary Body Tumor Treatment
- Closure Of Lacrimal Punctum
- Cogan's Syndrome Treatment
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Corneal Foreign Body Removal
- Distichiasis Treatment
- Eales Disease Treatment
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Endophthalmitis Treatment
- Enucleation
- Epi-Lasik
- Eye Discharge Treatment
- Eye Infection Treatment
- Eyelid Reconstruction
- Fundus Photography
- Giant Cell Arteritis Treatment
- Hyperopia Correction
- Hyphema Treatment
- Iluvien Implant
- Iol Exchange
- Keratitis Treatment
- Kjer's Dominant Optic Atrophy Treatment
- Lacrimal Gland Surgery
- Lacrimal Punctal Occlusion
- Laser-Assisted Subepithelial Keratomileusis
- Lasik
- Lazy Eye Treatment
- Low Vision Rehabilitation
- Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Treatment
- Neuro-Behcet's Disease Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuro-Endocrine Disorder Treatment
- Neuro-Rheumatologic Disease Treatment
- Ocular Coherence Tomography Angiography
- Ophthalmic Biometry
- Ophthalmic Ultrasound
- Optic Nerve Imaging
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Orbital Abscess Treatment
- Orbital Cellulitis Treatment
- Orbital Tumor Treatment
- Orthoptic Evaluation
- Ozurdex Implant
- Panuveitis Treatment
- Papilledema Treatment
- Paraneoplastic Syndrome Treatment
- Pediatric Cataract Surgery
- Pediatric Uveitis Treatment
- Pellucid Marginal Degeneration Treatment
- Phacoemulsification
- Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (PION) Treatment
- Posterior Vitreous Detachment Treatment
- Probing Of Nasolacrimal Duct
- Pseudotumor Cerebri Treatment
- Ptosis Repair
- Pupilloplasty
- Red Eye Treatment
- Refractive Implant Surgery
- Refractive State Determination
- Retinal Vein Occlusion Treatment
- Retinoblastoma Treatment
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity Treatment
- Sarcoid Uveitis Treatment
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Slt Laser Treatment
- Socket Reconstruction
- Specular Microscopy
- Strabismus Surgery With Previous Eye Surgery
- Strabismus Surgery With Scarring
- Strabismus Surgery With Vertical Muscle
- Synechiae Treatment
- Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment
- Tonometry
- Transpupillary Thermotherapy
- Transverse Myelitis Treatment
- Trichiasis Treatment
- Ultrasonography
- Uveitic Glaucoma Treatment
- Wavefront Analysis
- Wolfram Syndrome Treatment
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-Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HighMark
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- POS OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- OA Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Network OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology
Residency: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (2007)
Internship: University of Maryland Medical System (2004)
Medical School: University of Maryland-Baltimore (2003)