About me
Dr. Aruoriwo Oboh-Weilke has been an ophthalmologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital since 2009 and is currently an associate professor of Ophthalmology at the School of Medicine. She is also on staff at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
A fellow in the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dr. Oboh-Weilke specializes in cataracts, other external diseases of the cornea and refractive procedures.
After receiving her medical degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Dr. Oboh-Weilke began a year-long research fellowship in neurosurgery at Rutgers/NYU. She subsequently fulfilled her internship at New York Hospital Queens and residency at the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Oboh-Weilke then completed a fellowship at The Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Dr. Oboh-Weilke is the co-author of a textbook chapter on advanced techniques in ophthalmologic surgery, and has published numerous abstracts.
Before joining MedStar, Dr. Oboh-Weilke was an ophthalmologist with the Dakota Clinic in Fargo and associate medical director of the North Dakota Eye Bank.
Philosophy of Care
I believe that every person is entitled to the very best eye care possible, for every condition. Toward that end, I treat every one of my patients in a caring and compassionate manner.
Clinical areas of focus
- Dry Eyes
- Keratoconus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Allergic Conjunctivitis
- Astigmatism
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Blepharitis
- Blind Spots
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Blurred Vision
- Brain Disorders
- Cataract Formation
- Cataract In Children
- Cataracts
- Chalazion
- Choroid Disorders
- Choroidal Neovascularization
- Choroiditis
- Chronic Dry Eye
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Glaucoma
- Congenital Malformations Of Eye
- Congenital Malformations Of Eyelid, Lacrimal Apparatus And Orbit
- Congenital Malformations Of Posterior Segment Of Eye
- Corneal Abrasion
- Corneal Edema
- Corneal Ulcers
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Diabetes Mellitus Due To Underlying Condition
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Double Vision
- Dry Eyes
- Ectropion
- Entropion
- Epiretinal Membrane
- Episcleritis
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eye Floaters
- Eye Infections
- Eye Irritation
- Eye Strain
- Eye Trauma
- Eyelid Disorders
- Eyelid Ptosis
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Farsightedness
- Floaters
- Globe Rupture
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Intraoperative And Postprocedural Complications Of Eye
- Keratoconus
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Lazy Eye
- Lens Dislocation
- Low Vision
- Macular Edema
- Nearsightedness
- Nystagmus
- Ocular Hypertension
- Optic Nerve Damage
- Orbit Disorders
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Pinguecula
- Postprocedural States
- Presbyopia
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Pterygium
- Ptosis
- Refractive Errors
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Uveitis
- Visual Field Defects
- Vitreomacular Adhesion
- Vitreous Body Disorders
- Vitreous Detachment
- Vitreous Hemorrhage
Procedures I perform
- Amniotic Membrane Transplantation
- Angiography
- Anti-Vegf Injection
- Autorefraction
- Batten Disease Treatment
- Best Disease Treatment
- Canalicular Laceration Repair
- Chalazion Excision
- Chalazion Removal
- Choroidal Melanoma Treatment
- Ciliary Body Tumor Treatment
- Closure Of Lacrimal Punctum
- Cogan's Syndrome Treatment
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Corneal Foreign Body Removal
- Distichiasis Treatment
- Eales Disease Treatment
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Endophthalmitis Treatment
- Enucleation
- Epi-Lasik
- Eye Discharge Treatment
- Eye Infection Treatment
- Eyelid Reconstruction
- Fundus Photography
- Giant Cell Arteritis Treatment
- Hyperopia Correction
- Hyphema Treatment
- Iluvien Implant
- Iol Exchange
- Keratitis Treatment
- Kjer's Dominant Optic Atrophy Treatment
- Lacrimal Gland Surgery
- Lacrimal Punctal Occlusion
- Laser-Assisted Subepithelial Keratomileusis
- Lasik
- Lazy Eye Treatment
- Low Vision Rehabilitation
- Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Treatment
- Neuro-Behcet's Disease Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuro-Endocrine Disorder Treatment
- Neuro-Rheumatologic Disease Treatment
- Ocular Coherence Tomography Angiography
- Ophthalmic Biometry
- Ophthalmic Ultrasound
- Optic Nerve Imaging
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Orbital Abscess Treatment
- Orbital Cellulitis Treatment
- Orbital Tumor Treatment
- Orthoptic Evaluation
- Ozurdex Implant
- Panuveitis Treatment
- Papilledema Treatment
- Paraneoplastic Syndrome Treatment
- Pediatric Cataract Surgery
- Pediatric Uveitis Treatment
- Pellucid Marginal Degeneration Treatment
- Phacoemulsification
- Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (PION) Treatment
- Posterior Vitreous Detachment Treatment
- Probing Of Nasolacrimal Duct
- Pseudotumor Cerebri Treatment
- Ptosis Repair
- Pupilloplasty
- Red Eye Treatment
- Refractive Implant Surgery
- Refractive State Determination
- Retinal Vein Occlusion Treatment
- Retinoblastoma Treatment
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity Treatment
- Sarcoid Uveitis Treatment
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Slt Laser Treatment
- Socket Reconstruction
- Specular Microscopy
- Strabismus Surgery With Previous Eye Surgery
- Strabismus Surgery With Scarring
- Strabismus Surgery With Vertical Muscle
- Synechiae Treatment
- Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment
- Tonometry
- Transpupillary Thermotherapy
- Transverse Myelitis Treatment
- Trichiasis Treatment
- Ultrasonography
- Uveitic Glaucoma Treatment
- Wavefront Analysis
- Wolfram Syndrome Treatment
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
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Medicare FFS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- POS OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Student Resources
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- OA Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
Education
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2003)
Fellowship: Wilmer Eye Institute-Johns Hopkins University (2003)
Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (2002)
Residency: SUNY Downstate (2002)
Internship: New York Presbyterian Queens (1999)
Internship: New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens (1999)
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (1997)
Awards
- 2019 Top Doctor Award Top Ophthalmologist, Maryland
- Distinguished Alumnus lecture, Department of Biology, Boston University
- Invited Speaker, SUNY Medical Center Residency Graduation
- Invited Speaker, Chesapeake Retina Center Lecture series May 2019 & June 2021
- Invited Speaker, Maryland Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons 14th Annual Conference, May 2021
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Kirschenbaum D, Wang V, Francone S, Saleem M, Oboh-Weilke, MD: Reconsidering Pseudophakic Monovision: Cataract Counseling Practices and Patient satisfaction. The American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 2021
Kirschenbaum D, Rigor P, Nik N, Oboh-Weilke AM: Metastatic Breast Cancer presenting as an Epithelial Defect. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 2020 JCRS-20-811R1
Weber J, Oboh-Weilke, A.M: Fungemia and Ocular involvement. Victor Simpson Lecture and Resident Research Day, June 2017
Shebaclo K, Dryjski O, Oboh-Weilke A.M: Minocycline Induced Hyperpigmentation of the Sclera Nine Years After Initiating Minocycline Therapy. The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2017. Abstract 29491
Fong A, Oboh-Weilke A.M.: Results of Cataract Surgery in Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2016. Abstract 2433725
Fong A, Oboh-Weilke, A.M: Results of cataract surgery in HIV positive patients. The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2016. Abstract 21169
Korchak M, Oboh-Weilke A.M.: Chronic Red Eye and Recurrent Facial Rash as the Presenting Symptoms of Pediatric Ocular Rosacea. The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2016. Abstract 24275
Masters techniques in Ophthalmologic Surgery. Hampton Roy. Lacrimal Hyposecretion: Oboh-Weilke, A and Lustbader, J. 2015.
Shetty S, Patel H, Bierman L, Lustbader J, Oboh-Weilke A.M.: Aggressive conjunctival Kaposi sarcoma as the initial manifestation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2015. Abstract 12469
Oboh-Weilke A.M: Whorl-like pigmented corneal deposits in a patient with severe Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis. The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2014. Abstract P3519