Sylvia R. Medley, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Philosophy of Care
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
Areas of Clinical Interest
Women’s Health
Chronic Disease Prevention and Treatment
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
- Back Pain
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- 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
- 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
- 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
Practice locations
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915 Half St SE
Washington, DC, 20003
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
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Student Resources
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice POS II
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Sentara Health
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice Fund PPO
Education
Residency Program: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1989)
Internship Program: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1987)
Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine (1986)