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 Treatment
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Eczema
- Eczema Treatment
- 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
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Benign Skin Growths
- Blackheads
- Boils
- Capillary Diseases
- 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)
- Dry Skin
- Eccrine Sweat Disorders
- Eczema
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Epidermolysis Bullosa
- Erythema Multiforme
- Erythematous Conditions
- Facial Birthmarks
- Facial Redness
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Freckles
- Fungal Infections
- Hair Loss (E.G. ALOPECIA, TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM)
- Hemangioma
- Hives
- Hyperhidrosis (EXCESSIVE SWEATING)
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Impetigo
- Inflammatory Skin Disorders
- Ingrown Toenail
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Keloid Scarring
- Keratosis Pilaris
- Lichen Planus
- Lichen Simplex Chronicus And Prurigo
- Malignant Skin Cancer
- Melanoma
- Melanoma In Situ
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Mole Examination
- Moles
- Nail Disorders
- Nail Fungus
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Papulosquamous Disorders
- Pemphigoid
- Pemphigus
- 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
- Sun Damage
- Superficial Mycoses
- Urticaria
- Viral Diseases
- Viral Infection
- Viral Warts
- Wart Removal
Procedures I perform
- Acne Treatment
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Chemical Facial Peel
- Destruction Of Benign Lesions
- Destruction Of Premalignant Lesions
- Eczema Treatment
- Hair Loss Treatment
- Keloid Removal
- Lesion Excision
- Mole Examination
- 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
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- 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
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- 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
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- 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
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- 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
- HighMark
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- Network OA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- 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
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- 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)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- 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
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- 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)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- 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)