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
- Cataract
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Corneal Transplantation
- Dry Eye Treatment With Punctal Plugs
- Glaucoma Drainage Device
- Keratitis
- Nasopharyngitis
- Posterior Vitreous Detachment Treatment
- Strabismus Surgery With Scarring
- Vitiligo Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Congenital Malformations Of Posterior Segment Of Eye
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Episcleritis
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eyelid Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Herpes
- Histoplasmosis
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Intraocular Inflammation
- Iris Disorders
- Keratitis
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Muscle Disorders
- Nasopharyngitis
- Nystagmus
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Postprocedural States
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Protozoal Diseases
- Retinal Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Skull Fractures
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vision Disturbances
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Anal Fistula Treatment
- Corneal Transplantation
- Distance Stereoacuity Test
- Endometriosis Surgery
- Enucleation
- Eye Disease Treatment
- Eye Socket Surgery
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Forequarter Amputation
- Intermittent Exotropia Treatment
- Maxillary Fracture Repair
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Muscle Injection
- Photodynamic Therapy
- Ptosis Repair
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Total Proctocolectomy
- Ultrasonography
- Uveitic Glaucoma Treatment
- Vitiligo Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
301-774-8956Fax 410-354-4565
3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Lower Level Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-2745Fax 202-444-4978
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
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Sentara Health
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Student Resources
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Beech Street PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- POS OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Network OA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HighMark
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE East Select
- First Health PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Employee Health Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-EPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare FFS
- UHC Passport
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OA Plus
- UHC Passport
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HighMark
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
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