Kidist Worku, FNP FNPBC| Medical Oncology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Breast Cancer
- Cancer Genetic Testing
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Treatment Monitoring
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Gastric Cancer
- Immune Cell Therapy Administration
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma Management
- Multiple Myeloma
- Ovarian Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Ventricular Assist Device Placement
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anal Cancer
- Anemia
- Aplastic Anemias And Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Ascites
- B Cell Lymphoma
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Carcinoma
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Cancer
- Bone Marrow Cancer
- Brain Tumor
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Colon Cancer
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cutaneous Melanoma
- Deficiency Of Essential Nutrients
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Endocrine Disorders
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagus Cancer
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hodgkin Disease
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Malignant Immunoproliferative Diseases And B
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
- Myopathies
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Neoplasm Analysis
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Neutropenia
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pancreas Cancer
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Penile Cancer
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Prostate Cancer
- Rectal Cancer
- Secondary Lymph Node Cancer
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Sickle
- Skin Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Stomach Cancer
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Throat Cancer
- Thymus Cancer
- Tonsil Cancer
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Venous Embolism
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Vulvar Cancer
Procedures I perform
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Anxiety Management
- Arthrocentesis
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Psychological Counseling
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Fatigue Management
- Fertility Counseling
- Genetic Counseling
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hospice Care Referral
- Immunotherapy
- Infection Management
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Leukopenia Treatment
- Lumbar Puncture
- Lymphedema Management
- Lymphoma Management
- Magnesium Imbalance Treatment
- Menopause Counseling
- Muscle Injection
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Nutrition Counseling
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Radiation Therapy
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Venous Access Device Irrigation
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
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HighMark
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Sentara Health
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- Network OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
Graduate: Walden University (2019)