Albertina Elizabeth Dearing, PA| General Surgery, Cardiac Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominal Wall Tumor Resection
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Enterocele Repair
- Esophageal Hernia
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric Surgery
- Incisional Hernia
- Reflux Surgery
- Surgical Wound Closure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Hernia
- Adrenal Tumor
- Anal Abscess
- Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Arterial Embolism
- Atherosclerosis
- Breast Abscess
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chest Open Wound
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Circulatory System Complications
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Early Complications Of Trauma
- Endometriosis
- Esophageal Hernia
- Foot Ulcer
- Gallstones
- Incisional Hernia
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Leg Amputation
- Leg Ulcer
- Liver Injury
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Muscle Disorders
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Complications
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spleen Injury
- Stomach Ulcers
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Cavity Open Wound
- Toe Amputation
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Venous Embolism
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominal Wall Tumor Resection
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Rupture Treatment
- Bladder Stone Removal
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Cholecystectomy
- Colectomy
- Colostomy
- Decompression Fasciotomy, Leg
- Dialysis Access
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Ileostomy
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Melanoma Resection
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Neobladder Creation
- Oral Surgery
- Pancreatic Surgery
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Patching Therapy
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Reflux Surgery
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Skin Graft
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Splenectomy
- Surgical Oncology Surgery
- Tissue Biopsy
- Varicose Vein Stripping
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Wound Closure
- 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
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Navigate
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HighMark
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Network OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open POS Plus
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Graduate: SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine (2016)