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