Sheree Bernadette Saunders, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Before joining MedStar Health, Dr. Saunders was an internist at the James Lovell Health Care Center in Great Lakes, Illinois.
Clinical areas of focus
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- High Blood Pressure
- Physical Exams
- Preventive Action
- Respiratory Disorders
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood Glucose Levels
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Lung Imaging Results
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Anxiety
- Ascites
- Atherosclerosis
- Back Pain
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bladder Disorders
- Bladder Incontinence
- Bleeding Disorders
- Body Region Injury
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Bowel Obstruction
- Breast Lump
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Bursopathy
- Candidiasis
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Choledocholithiasis
- Cholestasis
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Clotting Disorders
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Colitis
- Colon Disease
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Convulsions
- Cough
- Cushing Syndrome
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Dementia
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- 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
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Dorsalgia
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Electrolyte Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Hypertension
- External Hemorrhoids
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Fibromyalgia
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gout
- Grave's Disease
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lung Disease
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Nail Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Rash
- Renal Insufficiency
- Respiratory Disorders
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Sickle
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Subcortical Infarction
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Tachycardia
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thrombocytopenia
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Urological Disorders
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Ulcers
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Volume Depletion
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Adhd Assessment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Aging Education
- Aging Life Care
- Aging Resource Coordination
- Aging Well Resources
- Alcohol Abuse Treatment
- Anticoagulation Therapy
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Treatment
- Arterial Pressure Monitoring
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Behavioral Assessment
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Evaluation
- Cardiovascular Health Promotion
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold Treatment
- Community Health
- Community Health Education
- Congestive Heart Failure Management
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Copd Management
- Cystitis Treatment
- Delirium Prevention
- Diabetes Screening
- Diabetes Treatment
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Disease Management Education
- Disease Prevention
- Electrocardiogram
- Failure To Thrive Evaluation And Management
- Falls Prevention
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Flu Shot
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Geriatric Care
- Geriatric Care Management
- Geriatric Community Resources
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Grief Counseling
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Healthy Aging Resources
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- High Cholesterol Management
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperlipidemia Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Intravenous Vitamin Therapy
- Labs And Blood Work
- Lactate Dehydrogenase
- Lipid Profile
- Medication Administration And Management
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Mental Status Exam
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Mole Removal
- Muscle Injection
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Pap Smear
- Peak Flow Measurement
- Pharmacogenomics
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Physical Exams
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventive Action
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Rheumatology Treatment
- Senior Coaching
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Tag Removal
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Sore Throat Management
- Spirometry Test
- Staple Removal
- Suture Removal
- Tobacco Cessation
- Transitional Care Planning
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Undersea Medicine Consultation
- Urinary Protein Test
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Venous Blood Collection
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Vision Screening
- Wellness Exams
- Wellness Services
- 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
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-EPO Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Student Resources
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OA Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Navigate
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open POS II
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-POS Plus
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
Education
Residency: National Naval Medical Center (2010)
Internship: National Naval Medical Center (2006)
Medical Education: Howard University College of Medicine (2005)