About me
Lauren T. Wester, MMS, PA-C is a physician assistant at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery. Lauren completed her Masters in Medical Science at Lincoln Memorial University- DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2015 and has been working in the Georgetown ENT department ever since. She is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) and The Society of Physician Assistants in Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery (SPAO-HNS).
Lauren sees predominately adult patients with general ENT concerns including sinusitis, ear infection, and throat complaints. She works closely with the department’s fellowship trained head and neck oncology, facial plastics, and rhinology surgeons on a daily basis. In addition to her outpatient clinic responsibilities, Lauren also works part-time in the inpatient setting managing ENT patients and participating in a wide variety of ENT consultations.
A Washington, D.C. area native, Lauren grew up in Northern Virginia. She earned her undergraduate degree in Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise from Virginia Tech. After college, Lauren returned home to work as a Research Assistant for the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc; specifically working on High-Risk Spine protocol within the Neurosurgery Department at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Lauren now lives in D.C. and enjoys traveling, Hokie football and exploring the local restaurant scene.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adenoiditis
- Ear Infection
- Enteroscopy
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Laryngitis
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasal Polyps
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Percutaneous Osteoplasty
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinus Infections
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Vision Screening
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adenoid Hypertrophy
- Adenoiditis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Benign Neoplasm Of Mouth And Pharynx
- Benign Neoplasm Of Respiratory System
- Benign Tumor
- Candidiasis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Choroidal Nevi
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Coughing Up Blood
- Cysts Of Oral Region
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Diseases Of Vocal Cords
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Ear Infection
- Earwax Impaction
- Enlarged Adenoids
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Paralysis
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Hoarseness
- Inguinal Mass
- Inner Ear Diseases
- Jaw Diseases
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Laryngitis
- Loss Of Smell
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Nasal Airway Obstruction
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasal Fracture
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasal Septal Deviation
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Olfactory Disorders
- Omphalocele
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Parotid Gland Disorders
- Postnasal Drip
- Salivary Gland Stones
- Sinus Cysts
- Sinus Infections
- Skin Cancer (BASAL CELL, SQUAMOUS CELL, MELANOMA)
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Skull Fractures
- Somatoform Disorder
- Sore Throat
- Speech Disturbances
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Swimmer's Ear
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Tinnitus
- Tonsil Stones
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vestibular Disorders
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- Auditory Implant Candidacy Evaluation
- Bell's Palsy Treatment
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aid
- Botox Injection
- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
- Cochlear Implant Adjustment
- Control Nasal Hemorrhage Anterior Complex
- Cystitis Treatment
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Ear Drum Perforation Treatment
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Ear Tube Insertion
- Enteroscopy
- Facial Paralysis Treatment
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Flash Electroretinography
- Foreign Body Removal From Skin
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Hearing Testing
- Hoarseness Treatment
- Hysteroscopic Polyp Resection
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR) Therapy
- Loss Of Smell Treatment
- Middle Ear Infection Treatment
- Muscle Injection
- Nasal Endoscopy With Biopsy, Polypectomy, Or Debridement
- Neuromuscular Monitoring
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Otoacoustic Emissions
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Percutaneous Osteoplasty
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Septorhinoplasty
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinus Ostia Dilation
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Ssep (SOMATOSENSORY EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Taste Disorder Treatment
- Total Proctocolectomy
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Urinary Urgency Treatment
- Vagina Transplant
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Vestibular Testing
- Vestibuloplasty
- Vision Screening
- Vocal Cord Lateralization
Practice locations
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6862 Elm St
Ste 800B
McLean, VA, 22101
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Gorman Bldg 1st Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare FFS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HighMark
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Network OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- UHC Passport
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- POS OA
- United Student Resources
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS II
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: Lincoln Memorial University (2015)