Wefag Kamil E Ahmed, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Graves Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Dose Titration
- Insulin Resistance
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Disease Prevention And Treatment
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Endocrine Hypertension
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gastrinoma
- Gestational Diabetes
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Pump Management
- Insulin Resistance
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Menstrual Disorders
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Cysts
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Apoplexy
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
- Postprocedural Complications
- Prediabetes
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Eye Disease
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Storm
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Bone Density Testing
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Diabetes Management
- Diabetes Treatment
- Dietary Counseling
- Fasting Blood Sugar
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Glucose Control Management
- Glycated Hemoglobin Test
- Goiter Treatment
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis Treatment
- Hemoglobin A1c
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopause
- Hormone Therapy For Pituitary Disorders
- Hypercalcemia Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Dose Titration
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Prevention And Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Weight Management Program
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 Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice POS II
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-HMO
- POS OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UHC Passport
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Network OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HighMark
- TRICARE East Prime
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Medical School: International University of Africa (2007)