Mary Christine Finkbone, AUD| Audiology, Otolaryngology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Mary Finkbone is a clinical audiologist serving adult and pediatric patients at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Finkbone earned her undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in American Sign Language at the University of Iowa. She achieved her doctorate in audiology at Gallaudet University, while continuing to immerse herself in American Sign Language and Deaf Culture to better work alongside her Deaf patients. Dr. Finkbone is certified by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA, CCC-A) and licensed to practice in the District of Columbia and Virginia. She is a member of the American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACIA).
At MGUH, her experience includes adult and pediatric diagnostic evaluations, electrophysiologic measures, vestibular assessment, acoustic and bone-anchored amplification, and cochlear implantation. Dr. Finkbone particularly focuses on MedStar Georgetown's philosophy of caring for the whole person, always considering the patient's lifestyle and personal needs when providing recommendations. She provides patients all the information and treatment options available to help them make the best decision as a team.
Clinical areas of focus
- Auditory Brainstem Response Testing
- Auditory Implant Candidacy Evaluation
- Child Speech Disorders
- Cochlear Implant Adjustment
- Cochlear Implant Complications
- Cochlear Implants
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Ear Infection
- Eardrum Perforation
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Flash Electroretinography
- Hearing Aid Feedback
- Hearing Testing
- Newborn Hearing Loss
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otoacoustic Emissions
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Tinnitus
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Testing
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Child Speech Disorders
- Cochlear Implant Complications
- Cochlear Implants
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Ear Deformity
- Congenital Malformations Of Ear
- Congenital Malformations Of Face And Neck
- Ear Effusion
- Ear Fullness
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Eardrum Perforation
- Earwax Buildup
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Hearing Aid Feedback
- Inner Ear Diseases
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Muffled Hearing
- Newborn Hearing Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otitis Media
- Otosclerosis
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Sensory Processing Disorder
- Tinnitus
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vestibular Disorders
- Word Recognition Issues
Procedures I perform
- Asymmetrical Hearing Loss Treatment
- Auditory Brainstem Response Testing
- Auditory Implant Candidacy Evaluation
- Auditory Rehabilitation
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Compatibility Testing
- Cochlear Implant Adjustment
- Custom Ear Molds
- Dizziness And Balance Treatment
- Ear Impressions
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Flash Electroretinography
- Gait And Balance Evaluation
- Hearing Aid Fitting
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Hearing Testing
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Laryngeal Function Test
- Middle Ear Infection Treatment
- Otoacoustic Emissions
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Semi-Implantable Hearing Devices
- Sound Therapy
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Tinnitus Evaluation
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Vestibular Testing
- Vestibuloplasty
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
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE East Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UHC Passport
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Basic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Network OA
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
Education
Board Certification: American Speech Language Hearing Association, Speech Pathology
Graduate: Gallaudet University (2015)