Nelly Arnouk, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Hospital Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Nelly Arnouk, MD, is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician and endocrinologist at MedStar Health. She sees patients at the Good Health Center at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital. Dr. Arnouk specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes, thyroid disease, and obesity. Her particular interest is in osteoporosis and bone health. She has published research in hypercalcemia and endocrine side effects of cancer treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors. She is part of the Bone Health and Fracture Prevention Program team at MedStar Health. Dr. Arnouk completed her residency in Internal Medicine and her fellowship program in Endocrinology at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital.
She is a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American Endocrinology Society.
Dr. Arnouk is fluent in Arabic.
Philosphy of care
“My philosophy of care revolves around understanding that every patient’s journey is unique. I am committed to listening attentively to your concerns, valuing your input, and tailoring our medical plan to align with your individual needs and goals. Together, we will embark on a shared path toward optimal health and well-being. Guided by the latest advancements in endocrinology, I am dedicated to providing evidence-based treatments and innovative solutions."
Clinical areas of focus
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Low Testosterone Levels
- Pancreatitis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Adrenal Crisis
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Breast Disorders
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Cushing Syndrome
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Disorders Of Amino
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Gastrinoma
- Gestational Diabetes
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypocalcemia
- Insulin Resistance
- Late Pregnancy Complications
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Low Testosterone Levels
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Male Impotence
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Maternal Diseases
- Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Orbit Disorders
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Pancreatitis
- Pelvic Organ Injury
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Poisoning
- Postprocedural Complications
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Spondylopathies
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin D Deficiency Rickets
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Acid-Base Management
- Acromegaly Treatment
- Adrenal Antibody Testing
- Adrenal Crisis Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment
- Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Blood Pressure Check
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Evaluation
- Cardiovascular Disease Management Program
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing's Disease Surgery
- Cushing's Disease Treatment
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Diabetes Eye Care
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetes Management
- Diabetes Treatment
- Diabetes-Related Nerve Care
- Diabetic Nephropathy Screening
- Diet And Nutrition Counseling
- Dopamine Therapy
- Endocrine And Reproductive Pathology
- Enterectomy
- Exercise Plan
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Fasting Blood Sugar
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Follicular Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Fractorav
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Genetic Testing For Stargardt Disease
- Gestational Diabetes Management
- Glucose Control Management
- Glycated Hemoglobin Test
- Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatment
- Growth Hormone Excess Treatment
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- High Cholesterol Management
- Homocysteine Lowering Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopause
- Hormone Therapy For Low Testosterone
- Hypertension Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypoparathyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Screening For Hypothyroidism
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- I-131 Therapy
- Insulin Dose Titration
- Insulin Pen Training
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) Test
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Ketoacidosis Treatment
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Lada (LATENT AUTOIMMUNE DIABETES IN ADULTS) Treatment
- Lifestyle Modification For Cardiovascular Health
- Lipid Disorder Treatment
- Lipid Profile
- Lobectomy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Medication Administration And Management
- Medullary Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Testing
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Pain Medication Management
- Papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Parathyroid Disease Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Peer Support Groups
- Pheochromocytoma Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Adenoma Treatment
- Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Preventive Care For Endocrine Disorders
- Primary Aldosteronism Treatment
- Prolactinoma Surgery
- Prolactinoma Treatment
- Psychological Counseling For Cancer
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Radiofrequency Ablation Of Thyroid Nodules
- Retinopathy Screening
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Cyst Treatment
- Thyroid Lymphoma Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Thyroid Storm Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Time Management Training
- Vestibular Testing
- 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
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Classic 5000
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare FFS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2023)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2019)
Medical School: University of Damascus School of Medicine (2013)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doctor, 2024