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