Merlene V Horan, MD| Family Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Merlene Horan, MD, is committed to building deeper, stronger doctor-patient relationships as part of Signature by MedStar Health. Dr. Horan delivers personalized, high-touch, accessible, and comprehensive Concierge Medicine. Partnering with her patients and understanding their personal and family history, she will create individualized care plans tailored to meet their health needs. She brings more than 20 years of experience as a Family Medicine physician caring for and delivering exceptional care to clientele. A decorated Navy officer, former White House physician, and physician to the First Lady, Dr. Horan delivered care domestically and internationally to the President, Vice President, First Lady, Second Lady, their families, and cabinet members. While providing care at the highest levels of executive medicine, she acquired a unique understanding of the healthcare needs of individuals with high-pressure jobs and schedules, and the often-unacknowledged challenges they face in prioritizing and optimizing their health. Having held top secret and White House security clearances, she delivers care with the utmost attention to privacy and confidentiality. Dr. Horan looks forward to helping her patient on their journey to achieve better health outcomes.
Philosophy of care
“I believe people make the best decisions when they have the best information. I truly enjoy educating people about their health and ways to optimize it, then collaborating on a shared plan to achieve their desired outcomes. At the heart of my philosophy of care is my goal that every patient should leave my office feeling that their health is as important to me as it is to them.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Concierge Medicine
- Hypertension
- Respiratory Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Back Pain
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Body Region Injury
- Breast Inflammation
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chest Pain
- Chlamydia
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Contact With Hazardous Health Exposures
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
- Depressive Episode
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Eating Disorders
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Enthesopathies
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Failure
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hives
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Incontinence
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Ingrown Toenail
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Laryngitis
- Leg Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Menstrual Cramps
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Strain
- Nail Disorders
- Nausea
- Neck Pain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Overactive Bladder
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Painful Urination
- Penis Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pneumonia
- Postnasal Drip
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Proteinuria
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Rash
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rectal Pain
- Respiratory Disorders
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scabies
- Sciatica
- Shingles
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Spondylopathies
- Sprains And Strains
- Stomach Flu
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Strep Throat
- Superficial Mycoses
- Tendinitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Testicular Pain
- Thyroid Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Tuberculosis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Uterine Fibroids
- Vaginal Itching
- Vaginitis
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vertigo
- Viral Warts
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vomiting
- Weight Loss
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Yeast Infection
Procedures I perform
- Allergen Immunotherapy
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Birth Control
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Breast Exam
- Breathing Treatments
- Cervical Biopsy
- Cervix Dilation
- Cholesterol Screening
- Cold And Flu Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- Concierge Medicine
- Copd Management
- Depression Treatment
- Destruction Of Benign Lesions
- Diabetes Screening
- Diet Counseling
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Ekg (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM)
- EKG Interpretation
- Flu Shot Administration
- Food Allergy Treatment
- Foreign Body Removal From Ear
- Foreign Body Removal From Skin
- Geriatric Care
- Gynecological Examination
- Health Maintenance Exam
- HIV Testing And Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hospice Care Referral
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Infection Treatment
- Injections For Pain Relief
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Pap Smear
- Physical Performance Test
- Physical Therapy Referral
- School Physicals
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Skin Tag Removal
- Suture Removal
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vision Screening
- Women's Health Exam
- Wound Repair
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
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare Direct
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- POS OA
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Fund PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Network OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Passport
- Tricare Reserve Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine
Medical School: University of South Florida (2002)