Marisha T Newton, MD| Endocrinology, Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
About me
Marisha Newton, MD, is a board-certified endocrinologist at MedStar Harbor Hospital. She specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and thyroid disorders and has a special interest in caring for patients with parathyroid and calcium disorders.
Dr. Newton is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Society of Endocrinologists. She has published research and articles about osteoporosis and osteopenia; thyroid disorders; and contraceptive methods.
Philosophy of care
“My approach is to listen carefully to your concerns with care and without judgment, understand your health goals, and partner with you to optimize your health.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Diabetes Treatment
- Glucose Control Management
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Thyroid Function Study Results
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Insufficiency In Pregnancy
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Endocrine Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Diabetes
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypothyroidism In Pregnancy
- Insulin Resistance
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Poisoning
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Postprocedural Complications
- Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Male Phenotype
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Disorders In Pregnancy
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Storm
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Arterial Embolization
- Adrenal Cancer Treatment
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Venous Sampling
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Bone Density Test
- Bone Density Testing
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Diabetes Management
- Diabetes Treatment
- Diabetic Foot Reconstruction
- Dialysis
- Dopamine Therapy
- Electromyography
- Enterectomy
- Fertility Evaluation
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Gestational Diabetes Management
- Glucose Control Management
- Glycated Hemoglobin Test
- Goiter Treatment
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Treatment
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hormone Level Regulation
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Latent Autoimmune Diabetes In Adults Management
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Menstrual Disorder Treatment
- Minimally Invasive Hemorrhoid Treatment
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Pain Medication Management
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
- Parathyroid Arterial Embolization
- Parathyroid Cancer Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pathology Services
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Arterial Embolization
- Pituitary Cancer Treatment
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Retinal Vein Occlusion Treatment
- Retinopathy Screening
- Surgical Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Arterial Embolization
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Thyroidectomy
- Urethral Injury Prevention
- Weight Management Program
- 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
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- POS OA
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Basic
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-POS Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Fellowship: Howard University Hospital (2007)
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2005)
Medical School: Howard University (2002)