Robert Ferris, DO| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Annual exams
- Chronic disease diagnosis, treatment, and management
- Person-centered, tailored lifestyle medicine
- Weight management and nutrition
- Wellness and preventive care
Philosophy of care
“I listen with care, provide evidence-based treatment, and partner with each patient to protect their health and support their wellness goals.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Digestive System Symptoms
- High Blood Pressure
- Respiratory Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adverse Effects
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Ascites
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Back Pain
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bladder Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Body Region Injury
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Bronchiectasis
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Convulsions
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Developmental Delays
- Diabetes Insipidus
- 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 Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Diverticulitis
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Prostate
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Calculus
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Liver Failure
- Lung Disease
- Lymphoma
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Migraine
- Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nail Disorders
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Pancreatitis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rash
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sepsis
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vasculitis
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Ventral Hernia
- Volume Depletion
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Advance Directive Planning
- Aging Education
- Aging Life Care
- Aging Resource Coordination
- Aging Well Resources
- Alcohol Abuse Treatment
- Anticoagulation Therapy
- Anxiety Treatment
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cholesterol Screening
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold Treatment
- Congestive Heart Failure Management
- Copd Management
- Diabetes Screening
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Disease Prevention
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Geriatric Care
- Grief Counseling
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Lactate Dehydrogenase
- Lipid Profile
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Mole Removal
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Pap Smear
- Peak Flow Measurement
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Tag Removal
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Staple Removal
- Suture Removal
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vision Screening
- 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
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna HMO
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Navigate
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-PPO
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Direct
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- HighMark
- POS OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
Education
Medical Education: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (1998)