Chantal Youssef, MD| Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Dementia
- Elder Abuse Prevention
- Fall Prevention And Management
- Falls Prevention
- Frailty Assessment And Management
- Geriatric Care Management
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention And Management
- Venous Ulcers
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Lung Imaging Results
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anemia
- Anxiety
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Asthma
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bladder Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Claudication
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Dorsalgia
- Emergency Use Of U07
- Endometrial Hyperplasia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Fever
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Fungal Infections
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Gallbladder Disease
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypertension
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypotension
- Intestinal Infections
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Kidney And Ureter Calculus
- Knee Pain
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphatic Vessel Disorders
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Bladder
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Muscle Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nasopharyngitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Parkinson's Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Poisoning
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Respiratory Failure
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Sepsis
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Open Wound
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Spondylopathies
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Subcortical Infarction
- Tachycardia
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Cavity Open Wound
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Retention
- Urological Disorders
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Ulcers
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Volume Depletion
- Vomiting And Nausea
Procedures I perform
- Advance Directive Planning
- Aging Resource Coordination
- Aging Well Resources
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management
- Anxiety Treatment
- Assistive Technology Evaluation
- Assistive Technology Fitting
- Behavioral Assessment
- Bone Density Test
- Bone Density Testing
- Case Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Community Health Education
- Delirium Prevention
- Deprescribing
- Diabetes Support Group Facilitation
- Disease Management Education
- Durable Power Of Attorney Discussion
- Elder Abuse Prevention
- Environmental Modification
- Failure To Thrive Evaluation And Management
- Failure To Thrive Treatment
- Fall Prevention And Management
- Falls Prevention
- Frailty Assessment And Management
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Geriatric Care Management
- Geriatric Community Resources
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Geriatric Mental Health Care
- Geriatric Orthopedic Care
- Grief And Bereavement Support
- Grief Counseling
- Healthy Aging Resources
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Hospice Care Discussion
- Hospice Care Referral
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Medication Administration And Management
- Memory Assessment And Treatment
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Mental Status Exam
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- New Father Care
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Nutrition Counseling
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Palliative Care Referral
- Palliative Care Services
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention And Management
- Reproductive Planning
- Senior Coaching
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Sleep Study
- Social Isolation Prevention
- Speech Therapy
- Support Group Coordination
- Transitional Care Planning
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Venous Blood Collection
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Wellness Services
- Wound Care
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
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Network OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- OA Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Sentara Health
- IH-POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Navigate
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2014)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2013)
Medical School: Lebanese University (2008)