Carol Deane Benedict, MD| Plastic Surgery, Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Carol Benedict, MD, is a rheumatologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Benedict received her medical degree at George Washington University School of Medicine. She then completed a residency and fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Benedict is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Bursopathy
- Fibromyalgia
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatology Consultation
- Rheumatology Treatment
- Sjogrens Screening
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatment
- Temporal Arteritis
- Tendinitis
- Vasculitis Treatment
- Vitiligo Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Arm Arthritis
- Artery Disorders
- Arthritis
- Arthropathies In Diseases
- Arthropathy
- Autoimmune Disorders
- Autoinflammatory Syndrome
- Avascular Necrosis
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Back Pain
- Behcet's Disease
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Bone Spur
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Chronic Gout
- Chronic Gouty Arthritis
- Chronic Pain
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatomyositis
- Discoid Lupus
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Effects Of Reduced Temperature
- Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Enteropathic Arthritis
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Episcleritis
- Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
- Fibromyalgia
- Finger Arthritis
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Foot Osteoarthritis
- General Symptoms
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Gout
- Heel Fracture
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hip Joint Disorder
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Immunodeficiencies
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Iris Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Keratitis
- Knee Pain
- Limb Deformity
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lupus Nephritis
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Mesothelioma
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myopathies
- Neck Pain
- Neck Sprain
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Orbit Disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Osteonecrosis
- Osteopenia
- Paget's Disease
- Pemphigoid
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Poisoning
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polyarticular Arthritis
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Psoriasis
- Pulmonary Vasculitis
- Raynaud's Disease
- Retinal Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Of Hand
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Rheumatoid Vasculitis
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spondylitis
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylopathies
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Temporal Arteritis
- Tendinitis
- Tendinitis Of The Foot
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Thoracic Cavity Open Wound
- Thumb Synovitis
- Uveitis
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
- Vasculitis Of The Kidneys
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
Procedures I perform
- Anxiety Management
- Arthrocentesis
- Autoimmune Disorder Treatment
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Bone Density Testing
- Bursitis Treatment
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Cystitis Treatment
- Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDS)
- Dopamine Therapy
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Enteropathic Arthritis Treatment
- Fatigue Management
- Fitness And Exercise Programs
- Float Therapy
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Infusion Therapy
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Treatment
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Lifestyle Counseling
- Massage Therapy
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Nutrition Counseling
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Orthotics And Assistive Devices
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Pain Medication Management
- Paraffin Wax Bath
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Rheumatic Fever Treatment
- Rheumatology Consultation
- Rheumatology Follow-Up
- Rheumatology Treatment
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Sjogrens Screening
- Soft Tissue Rheumatism Treatment
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatment
- Tendinitis Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ultrasound
- Ultrasound-Guided Cyst Aspiration
- Vasculitis Treatment
- Vitiligo Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 6th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-6200Fax 877-625-1471
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
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Network OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst NASCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HighMark
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open HMO
- United Student Resources
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2014)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2012)
Medical School: George Washington University (2009)