Yaa Angela Pokuaa-Duodu, CFNP FNPBC MSN| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Family Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Venous Sampling
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Dyslipidemia
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Insulin Resistance
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Lada (LATENT AUTOIMMUNE DIABETES IN ADULTS)
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Prediabetes
- Prediabetes Management
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Disease Management
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Dyslipidemia
- Gastrinoma
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypolipidemia
- Insulin Resistance
- Lada (LATENT AUTOIMMUNE DIABETES IN ADULTS)
- Male Hypogonadism
- Maturity
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Goiter
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ureteral Cancer
- Vitamin D Deficiency Rickets
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Adrenal Antibody Testing
- Adrenal Crisis Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Deficiency Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Adrenal Venous Sampling
- Ankle-Brachial Index Testing
- Artificial Pancreas
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Evaluation
- Bone Density Testing
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetes Management
- Diabetes Treatment
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis Treatment
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Enterectomy
- Fall Prevention And Management
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Fractorav
- Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
- Gastric Surgery
- Glucose Control Management
- Glycated Hemoglobin Test
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatment
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis Treatment
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Homocysteine Lowering Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome (HHNS) Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypoparathyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Lada (LATENT AUTOIMMUNE DIABETES IN ADULTS) Treatment
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Lobectomy
- Lower Extremity Vascular Assessment
- Movement Analysis And Training
- Neonatal Hypertension Treatment
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteopenia Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pain Management For Diabetic Neuropathy
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Treatment
- Patching Therapy
- Peer Support Groups
- Pheochromocytoma Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment
- Pituitary Disease Management
- Pituitary Hormone Deficiency Treatment
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Retinopathy Screening
- Selective Venous Sampling
- Stress Test
- Thyroid Ablation
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Management
- Thyroid Hormone Deficiency Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Thyroid Storm Treatment
- Thyroid Tumor Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Toe Pressure Testing
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Weight Management Program
- Wound Debridement
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
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Employee Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Fund PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Navigate
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Network OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TRICARE East Prime
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- POS OA
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: Chamberlain College Of Nursing-Addison Campus (2022)