About me
Chief of Musculoskeletal Infectious Diseases Section and member of Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Associate Professor of Medicine. Specializes in surgical infections in limb salvage, orthopedic, vascular surgery, neurosurgery and plastic surgery patients.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cellulitis
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Surgical Site Infection
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-0086Fax 877-665-8072
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
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Basic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Navigate
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- POS OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HighMark
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1978)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1976)
Internship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1974)
Medical School: West Virginia University (1973)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
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