Sergio A Lizama-Hernandez, MD| Endocrinology, Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Gender Affirming Care
- Lipid Disorders
- Obesity
- Obesity Treatment
- Transgender Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Mass
- Bone Disorders
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes Management
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Diabetes (TYPE 1)
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Endocrine Hypertension
- Gender Affirming Care
- Grave's Disease
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Pump Management
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Lipid Disorders
- Obesity
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules
- Toxic Goiter
- Transgender Care
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Disease Treatment
- Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment
- Aldosteronoma Management
- Automated Insulin Delivery
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Endocrine Disorders Treatment
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hypercalcemia Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypoparathyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Obesity Treatment
- Parathyroid Disease Treatment
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Prolactinoma Treatment
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Management
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
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UHC Passport
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Network OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Employee Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Beech Street PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Navigate
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- POS OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (2020)
Residency: St. Agnes Healthcare-GME (2018)
Medical School: Universidad Del Mayab (2011)