About me
Thomas Stringer, MD, MS, is a board-certified dermatologist in the MedStar Health Department of Dermatology and an assistant professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He practices at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and the MedStar Health Medical Center at Chevy Chase.
In addition to common issues like skin checks, acne, psoriasis, and eczema, Dr. Stringer specializes in the evaluation, triage, and management of the full spectrum of dermatologic issues, including the many rashes, growths, or infections that may occur in the skin.
His clinical interests include complex medical dermatology as well as the close evaluation and management of nail disorders. These latter conditions may include brittleness, infection, psoriasis, and benign or malignant tumors of the nail unit. To better evaluate these problems, Dr. Stringer may perform procedures such as nail clippings or biopsies.
Dr. Stringer’s treatment methods include prescription topical medications, compounded agents formulated in specialty pharmacies, systemic oral immunosuppressives, and injectable biologic therapies. He also performs surgical excisions to remove troublesome benign or malignant skin growths.
Dr. Stringer received his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society and also completed a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. He received the Department of Dermatology’s Marion B. Sulzberger Award for Excellence in Dermatology for his research. He then completed his internal medicine internship at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and a three-year dermatology residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Hospital.
Having spent much of his medical career in New York City, Dr. Stringer had the privilege of caring for a patient population with diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. He’s passionate about bringing this experience to the Washington, DC area, where he can again serve an international patient population from all walks of life. Dr. Stringer also maintains a research interest in the impact of the changing climate on dermatologic disease.
Philosophy of care
“For me, the care of the patient comes first. The healthcare system can be difficult to navigate at the best of times, and I try to help my patients get the care they need in the most direct way possible. I pride myself on being thorough and persistent in working on my patients’ behalf so they can obtain a diagnosis and get the treatment that will work best for them.
“I feel professionally satisfied when my patients say they left their visits feeling that I have addressed all of their concerns and that they have a committed advocate in me.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Acne Extractions
- Acne Treatment
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Eczema
- Eczema Treatment
- Electrodesiccation And Curettage
- Mole Examination
- Moles
- Nail Disorders
- Psoriasis
- Rash Treatment
- Seborrheic Keratosis
- Skin Cancer Surgery
- Skin Tags
- Vitiligo Treatment
- Wart Removal
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acne
- Adverse Effects
- Age Spots
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Benign Skin Growths
- Benign Tumor
- Blackheads
- Boils
- Capillary Diseases
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Bladder
- Choroidal Nevi
- Congenital Ichthyosis
- Congenital Malformations Of Integument
- Congenital Malformations Of Skin
- Congenital Skin Abnormalities
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cysts
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Disorders Of Aromatic Amino
- Dry Skin
- Eccrine Sweat Disorders
- Eczema
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Epidermolysis Bullosa
- Erythema Multiforme
- Erythematous Conditions
- Excessive Hair Growth
- Eyelid Disorders
- Facial Birthmarks
- Facial Redness
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Freckles
- Fungal Infections
- Hair Loss (E.G. ALOPECIA, TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM)
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hirsutism
- Hives
- Hyperhidrosis (EXCESSIVE SWEATING)
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Impetigo
- Inflammatory Skin Disorders
- Ingrown Toenail
- Intraocular Inflammation
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Keloid Scarring
- Keratosis Pilaris
- Lichen Planus
- Lichen Simplex Chronicus And Prurigo
- Malignant Skin Cancer
- Melanoma
- Melanoma In Situ
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Mole Examination
- Moles
- Nail Disorders
- Nail Fungus
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Oral Ulcers
- Ovarian Disorders
- Papulosquamous Disorders
- Pemphigoid
- Pemphigus
- Penis Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Pilar Cysts
- Pityriasis Rosea
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Purpura
- Radiation Dermatitis
- Rash
- Ringworm
- Rosacea
- Scalp Psoriasis
- Seborrheic Keratosis
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Cancer
- Skin Cancer (BASAL CELL, SQUAMOUS CELL, MELANOMA)
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Skin Changes Due To Nonionizing Radiation
- Skin Disorders Due To Radiation
- Skin Lesion
- Skin Redness And Irritation Due To Nonionizing Radiation
- Skin Tags
- Skin Thickening
- Solar Lentigines
- Spider Veins
- Sun Damage
- Superficial Mycoses
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
- Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
- Urticaria
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Viral Diseases
- Viral Infection
- Viral Warts
- Wart Removal
- Wrinkles
- Xanthelasma
Procedures I perform
- Acne Extractions
- Acne Treatment
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Chemical Facial Peel
- Complex Wound Repair
- Destruction Of Benign Lesions
- Destruction Of Premalignant Lesions
- Eczema Treatment
- Electrodesiccation And Curettage
- Electrodessication
- Essure Removal
- Excision Of External Ear
- Fractional Co2 Laser Skin Resurfacing
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Hair Loss Treatment
- Keloid Removal
- Lesion Excision
- Mole Examination
- Mole Removal
- Nail Biopsy
- Rash Treatment
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Skin Cancer Surgery
- Skin Tag Removal
- Synthetic Pathology
- Vitiligo Treatment
- Wart Removal
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 Worker's Compensation Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open POS II
- OA Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Dermatology, Dermatology
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College (2022)
Internship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2019)
Medical School: New York University (2018)