Robert Clark, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of Clinical Interest:
- Degenerative Joint Disease – Joint Injections
- Diabetes
- Geriatrics
- Hypertension
“My philosophy of care involves prevention with appropriate screening and evidence based diagnosis and treatment. I want my patients and their families to understand why I made the recommendations I made. I always put my patients first.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Back Pain
- Bladder Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Diverticulitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Prostate
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Influenza
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Migraine
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pneumonia
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Rash
- Respiratory Disorders
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Tachycardia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Copd Management
- Diabetes Screening
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Lipid Profile
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventative Care
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
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 Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UHC Passport
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HighMark
- Choice POS II
- Network OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Sentara Health
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- POS OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Beech Street PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Navigate
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst NASCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency Program: St. Paul Hospital Dallas TX (1986)
Internship Program: St. Paul Hospital Dallas TX (1984)
Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia (1983)