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
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HighMark
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Network OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- POS OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Employee Health Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE for Life East
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Navigate
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
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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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