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
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
PHC Lower Level
Washington, DC, 20007
110 Irving St NW
1A-19
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Choice Fund PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HighMark
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Student Resources
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Network OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- POS OA
- Choice POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-EPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE for Life East
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
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)