Nawar Suleman, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | 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
- Endocrine Disorders
- Graves Disease
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Autoinflammatory Syndrome
- Benign Thyroid Nodules
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Endocrine Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gastrinoma
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Postprocedural Complications
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Acromegaly Treatment
- Adrenal Gland Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment
- Biliary Disease In Pregnancy Treatment
- Bone Density Testing
- Cerebral Fibromuscular Dysplasia Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Treatment
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Cushing's Disease Treatment
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Diabetes Management
- Donor Insemination For Infertility Treatment
- Empty Sella Syndrome Treatment
- Enterectomy
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) Testing
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Management
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Glandular Disorder Treatment
- 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
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Lymphocytic Hypophysitis Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mccune-Albright Syndrome Treatment
- Metabolic Disease Treatment
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Testing
- Neonatal Hypertension Treatment
- 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
- Pregnancy Treatment
- Prolactinoma Treatment
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Recurrent Miscarriage Treatment
- Reproductive Endocrinology
- Sheehan Syndrome Treatment
- Soft Tissue Tumor 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
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst EPO
- UHC Passport
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- POS OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Employee Health Plan
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- OA Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS II
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HighMark
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice Fund PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice POS II
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
Education
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