Monica Y Allen, MD| Ophthalmology | MedStar Health
Monica Y Allen, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Ophthalmology
Languages: English
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
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice POS
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- TRICARE East Prime
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Network OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HighMark
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown GME (1999)
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital (1998)
Internship: Henry Ford Hospital (1995)
Medical School: Wayne State University (1994)