Florina Mihaela Constantinescu, MD| Rheumatology | MedStar Health
About me
- Director of the Division of Rheumatology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
- Program Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
- Associate Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center
- President of DC Rheumatism Society 2021- 2022
- Medical research publications available through PubMed
Voted Top Doctor by:
- The Washingtonian 2019, 2022
- Northern Virginia Magazine 2021, 2022
- Washington Consumers Checkbook 2022
Clinical areas of focus
- Biologic Therapy For Rheumatologic Diseases
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Vasculitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Artery Disorders
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Autoinflammatory Syndrome
- Back Pain
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Chronic Gout
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatomyositis
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Effects Of Reduced Temperature
- Elbow Pain
- Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Episcleritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Foot Joint Pain
- Gallbladder Disease
- General Symptoms
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Hand Joint Pain
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hip Pain
- Immunodeficiencies
- 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
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lupus Nephritis
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myocarditis
- Myopathies
- Neck Pain
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Orbit Disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Pemphigoid
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polyarticular Arthritis
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Psoriasis
- Retinal Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Of Hand
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorder
- Tendinitis
- Tendinitis Of The Foot
- Thumb Synovitis
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Procedures I perform
- Biologic Therapy For Rheumatologic Diseases
- Joint Injections For Pain Relief
- Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation
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
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Medicare Direct
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- OA Plus
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HighMark
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Student Resources
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Fellowship: Medstar Washington Hospital Center (2006)
Residency: Norwalk Hospital (2004)
Medical School: Universitatea De Medicina Si Farmacie Carol Davila (1998)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025