Nilofer Sidhu, DO| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Advanced care planning
- Chronic disease management
- Geriatrics
- Post acute care management
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care is a patient centered approach. I firmly believe that medicine is a partnership between physician and patient, and that shared decision making is a cornerstone of any practice. My hope is to develop meaningful relationships with patients who are active participants in their health care.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- High Blood Pressure
- Physical Exams
- Preventive Action
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood Glucose Levels
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Abnormal Lung Imaging Results
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergies
- Anxiety
- Back Pain
- Bladder Incontinence
- Body Region Injury
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bowel Obstruction
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Bursopathy
- Candidiasis
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chest Pain
- Choledocholithiasis
- Cholestasis
- Chronic Asthma
- Clotting Disorders
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Colon Disease
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Cushing Syndrome
- Cystitis
- Depression
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Dorsalgia
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Electrolyte Disorders
- Endocrine Hypertension
- External Hemorrhoids
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fatigue
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Grave's Disease
- Head Injury
- Heart Disease
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Knee Pain
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Nail Disorders
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Osteoarthritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Renal Insufficiency
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin Changes
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Subcortical Infarction
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Tendinous Disorders
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Urological Disorders
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Ulcers
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Adhd Assessment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Aging Education
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Treatment
- Arterial Pressure Monitoring
- Asthma Management
- Behavioral Assessment
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Evaluation
- Cardiovascular Health Promotion
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- Community Health
- Community Health Education
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Copd Management
- Cystitis Treatment
- Delirium Prevention
- Diabetes Screening
- Diabetes Treatment
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Disease Management Education
- Disease Prevention
- Electrocardiogram
- Failure To Thrive Evaluation And Management
- Falls Prevention
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Flu Shot
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Geriatric Care
- Geriatric Care Management
- Geriatric Community Resources
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Healthy Aging Resources
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- High Cholesterol Management
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Hyperlipidemia Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Intravenous Vitamin Therapy
- Labs And Blood Work
- Lipid Profile
- Medication Administration And Management
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Mental Status Exam
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Muscle Injection
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Pap Smear
- Pharmacogenomics
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Physical Exams
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventive Action
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Rheumatology Treatment
- Senior Coaching
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Sore Throat Management
- Spirometry Test
- Staple Removal
- Suture Removal
- Tobacco Cessation
- Transitional Care Planning
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Undersea Medicine Consultation
- Urinary Protein Test
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Venous Blood Collection
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Wellness Exams
- Wellness Services
- Women's Health Exam
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 Basic
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Student Resources
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE East Prime
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- OA Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS
- POS OA
- Employee Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HighMark
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency Program: Swedish Covenant Hospital (2021)
Internship Program: Swedish Covenant Hospital (2019)
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (2018)