George S Isckarus, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of Clinical Interest:
- Cardiology
- Nephrology
- Gastroenterology
“My philosophy of care is focused on delivering the best care to every patient every day. My patients are my first priority in everything I do.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- High Blood Pressure
- Physical Exams
- Preventive Action
- Respiratory Disorders
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood Glucose Levels
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Lung Imaging Results
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anxiety
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Ascites
- Atherosclerosis
- Back Pain
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bladder Disorders
- Bladder Incontinence
- Bleeding Disorders
- Body Region Injury
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Bowel Obstruction
- Breast Lump
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Bursopathy
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chest Pain
- Choledocholithiasis
- Cholestasis
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Clotting Disorders
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Colitis
- Colon Disease
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Convulsions
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cushing Syndrome
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dementia
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Electrolyte Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Endocrine Hypertension
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- External Hemorrhoids
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Fibromyalgia
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Grave's Disease
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Liver Failure
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Nail Disorders
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Renal Insufficiency
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sepsis
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Sickle
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Sore Throat
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Subcortical Infarction
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Urological Disorders
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasculitis
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Ulcers
- Ventral Hernia
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Volume Depletion
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Weight Loss
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Adhd Assessment
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Advance Directive Planning
- Aging Education
- Aging Life Care
- Alcohol Abuse Treatment
- Anticoagulation Therapy
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Arterial Pressure Monitoring
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Behavioral Assessment
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Evaluation
- Cardiovascular Health Promotion
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold Treatment
- Community Health
- Community Health Education
- Congestive Heart Failure Management
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Copd Management
- Cystitis Treatment
- Delirium Prevention
- Diabetes Screening
- Diabetes Treatment
- Disease Management Education
- Disease Prevention
- Electrocardiogram
- Failure To Thrive Evaluation And Management
- Falls Prevention
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Flu Shot
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Geriatric Care
- Geriatric Care Management
- Geriatric Community Resources
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Grief Counseling
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Healthy Aging Resources
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- High Cholesterol Management
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperlipidemia Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Infectious Disease Treatment
- Intravenous Vitamin Therapy
- Labs And Blood Work
- Lactate Dehydrogenase
- Medication Administration And Management
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Mental Status Exam
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Mole Removal
- Muscle Injection
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Pap Smear
- Peak Flow Measurement
- Pharmacogenomics
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Physical Exams
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventive Action
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Senior Coaching
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Tag Removal
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Sore Throat Management
- Spirometry Test
- Suture Removal
- Transitional Care Planning
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Undersea Medicine Consultation
- Urinary Protein Test
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Venous Blood Collection
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Vision Screening
- Wellness Exams
- Wellness Services
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
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Fund PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HighMark
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- Network OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA EPO
- POS OA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- OA Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency Program: Geisinger Medical Center (1996)
Residency Program: University of Alexandria (1993)
Internship Program: Alexandria University Hospital - Egypt (1991)
Medical School: University of Alexandria (1989)