About me
Hematologist and Medical Oncologist at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
Areas of interest and expertise
- Breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, melanoma, multiple myeloma, lymphomas, leukemias, and blood disorders
- Fluent in English and Spanish
Philosophy of care
“I strive to provide compassionate, evidence-based care with a personal touch for all of my patients. I believe the development of relationships based on understanding and good communication makes me a more effective clinician by gaining the confidence and trust of my patients. I work to educate my patients about their illness, as this empowers them to play an active role in their treatment decisions. I value a team approach, to ensure my patients receive safe, timely, and excellent medical care.”
Education
Degrees
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Touro
- College of Osteopathic Medicine (2012)
Residencies
- Mount Sinai St. Lukes, Internal Medicine (2015)
Fellowships
- University of Maryland Medical Center, Hematology and Oncology (2018)
Board certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine, General Internal Medicine (2015)
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology (2019)
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology (2018)
Insurance
MedStar Medical Group accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Medical Group, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO"
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)"
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)"
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Tricare Prime
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- FIRST HEALTH
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Open EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship Program: University of Maryland Medical Center (2018)
Residency Program: Mount Sinai St Luke's Hospital (2015)
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (2012)