Nawar Suleman, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Nawar Suleman, MD, serves as the director of Pituitary Endocrinology at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. Dr. Suleman completed his residency in Internal Medicine at MedStar Health. He completed an Endocrinology fellowship at the University of Virginia Medical Center, with a particular focus on pituitary endocrinology. During this time, he gained specialized expertise in diagnosing and treating pituitary-related disorders. Dr. Suleman, who is board certified in Internal Medicine and Diabetes and Endocrinology, specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of pituitary endocrine disorders, providing patients with comprehensive care and tailored treatment plans. He is an active member of esteemed medical organizations, including the Pituitary Society, the Endocrine Society, and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Dr. Suleman believes in empowering patients diagnosed with endocrine disorders to understand the impact of lifestyle choices on their health and treatment options. With his knowledge and expertise in pituitary endocrinology, Dr. Suleman continues to make significant contributions to the field and strives to improve the lives of those he serves.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Endocrine Disorders
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Acromegaly Treatment
- Adrenal Gland Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment
- Bone Density Testing
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Treatment
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Cushing's Disease Treatment
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Diabetes Management
- Empty Sella Syndrome Treatment
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Glucose Control Management
- Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (GAD) Antibody Test
- Glycemic Variability Assessment
- Goiter Treatment
- Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatment
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hormone Imbalance Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperprolactinemia Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypophysitis Treatment
- Hypopituitarism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulinoma Treatment
- Lymphocytic Hypophysitis Treatment
- Mccune-Albright Syndrome Treatment
- Metabolic Disease Treatment
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Testing
- Neuroendocrine Disorder Treatment
- Nutrition Counseling
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Hormone Regulation
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pheochromocytoma Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment
- Pituitary Gland Disorder Treatment
- Pituitary Incidentaloma Treatment
- Pituitary Tumor Management
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Prolactinoma Treatment
- Recurrent Miscarriage Treatment
- Reproductive Endocrinology
- Sheehan Syndrome Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Management
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Management
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Thyroiditis Treatment
- Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)-Secreting Tumor Treatment
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Weight Management Program
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
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Network OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HighMark
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS
- Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-EPO Plus
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Virginia Medical Center (2023)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Internal Medicine GME (2021)
Residency: Tishreen University Faculty Of Medicine (2015)
Medical School: Kalamoon University (2013)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doctors 2025