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