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
- Arthrocentesis
- Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDS)
- Gout
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatment
- Temporal Arteritis
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
- Vasculitis Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Autoimmune Disorders
- Autoinflammatory Syndrome
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Behcet's Disease
- Bone Density Disorder
- Chronic Gout
- Chronic Gouty Arthritis
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- Dermatomyositis
- Discoid Lupus
- Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Enteropathic Arthritis
- Enthesopathies
- Episcleritis
- Gout
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Joint Disorder
- Lupus Nephritis
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Myopathies
- Neck Pain
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteopenia
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polyarticular Arthritis
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Pseudogout
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Pulmonary Vasculitis
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Of Hand
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Rheumatoid Vasculitis
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Spondylitis
- Spondylopathies
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Temporal Arteritis
- Uveitis
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
- Vasculitis Of The Kidneys
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Biologic Therapy For Rheumatologic Diseases
- Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDS)
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injection
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatment
- Vasculitis 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
- IH-HMO
- Network OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Student Resources
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- IH-POS Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare FFS
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS II
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- POS OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2014)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2012)
Medical School: George Washington University (2009)
