About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Adult medicine (age 18+)
- Chronic disease diagnosis, treatment, and management (diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension)
- Geriatric care
- Mental health screening and management
- Preventive medicine
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care is rooted in a holistic approach to patient wellness, focusing on treating the whole person rather than just addressing their symptoms. By integrating compassion with evidencebased practices, I strive to deliver high-quality care that is collaborative and tailored to the unique needs, preferences, and cultural backgrounds of each individual. My ultimate goal is to foster a supportive environment where patients feel valued and motivated to achieve their optimal health.
Clinical areas of focus
- Hypertension
- Respiratory Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Back Pain
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Body Region Injury
- Breast Inflammation
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chest Pain
- Chlamydia
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Contact With Hazardous Health Exposures
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
- Depressive Episode
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Eating Disorders
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Enthesopathies
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Failure
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hives
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Incontinence
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Ingrown Toenail
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Laryngitis
- Leg Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Menstrual Cramps
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Strain
- Nail Disorders
- Nausea
- Neck Pain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Overactive Bladder
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Painful Urination
- Penis Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pneumonia
- Postnasal Drip
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Proteinuria
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Rash
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rectal Pain
- Respiratory Disorders
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scabies
- Sciatica
- Shingles
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Spondylopathies
- Sprains And Strains
- Stomach Flu
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Strep Throat
- Superficial Mycoses
- Tendinitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Testicular Pain
- Thyroid Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Tuberculosis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Uterine Fibroids
- Vaginal Itching
- Vaginitis
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vertigo
- Viral Warts
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vomiting
- Weight Loss
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Yeast Infection
Procedures I perform
- Allergen Immunotherapy
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Birth Control
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Breast Exam
- Breathing Treatments
- Cervical Biopsy
- Cervix Dilation
- Cholesterol Screening
- Cold And Flu Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- Copd Management
- Depression Treatment
- Destruction Of Benign Lesions
- Diabetes Screening
- Diet Counseling
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Ekg (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM)
- EKG Interpretation
- Flu Shot Administration
- Food Allergy Treatment
- Foreign Body Removal From Ear
- Foreign Body Removal From Skin
- Geriatric Care
- Gynecological Examination
- Health Maintenance Exam
- HIV Testing And Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hospice Care Referral
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Infection Treatment
- Infectious Disease Treatment
- Injections For Pain Relief
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Pap Smear
- Physical Performance Test
- Physical Therapy Referral
- School Physicals
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Skin Tag Removal
- Suture Removal
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vision Screening
- Women's Health Exam
- Wound Repair
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
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Beech Street PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS II
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UHC Passport
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- OA Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
Allied Health Education: University of Delaware (2022)
