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
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-EPO Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HealthyBlue PPO
- POS OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Navigate
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (2020)
Residency: St. Agnes Healthcare-GME (2018)
Medical School: Universidad Del Mayab (2011)