About me
Dr. Mary Finkbone is a clinical audiologist serving adult and pediatric patients at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Finkbone earned her undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in American Sign Language at the University of Iowa. She achieved her doctorate in audiology at Gallaudet University, while continuing to immerse herself in American Sign Language and Deaf Culture to better work alongside her Deaf patients. Dr. Finkbone is certified by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA, CCC-A) and licensed to practice in the District of Columbia and Virginia. She is a member of the American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACIA).
At MGUH, her experience includes adult and pediatric diagnostic evaluations, electrophysiologic measures, vestibular assessment, acoustic and bone-anchored amplification, and cochlear implantation. Dr. Finkbone particularly focuses on MedStar Georgetown's philosophy of caring for the whole person, always considering the patient's lifestyle and personal needs when providing recommendations. She provides patients all the information and treatment options available to help them make the best decision as a team.
Clinical areas of focus
- Auditory Brainstem Response Testing
- Auditory Implant Candidacy Evaluation
- Child Speech Disorders
- Cochlear Implant Adjustment
- Cochlear Implant Complications
- Cochlear Implants
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Ear Infection
- Eardrum Perforation
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Flash Electroretinography
- Hearing Aid Feedback
- Hearing Testing
- Newborn Hearing Loss
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otoacoustic Emissions
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Tinnitus
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Testing
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Child Speech Disorders
- Cochlear Implant Complications
- Cochlear Implants
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Ear Deformity
- Congenital Malformations Of Ear
- Congenital Malformations Of Face And Neck
- Ear Effusion
- Ear Fullness
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Eardrum Perforation
- Earwax Buildup
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Hearing Aid Feedback
- Inner Ear Diseases
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Muffled Hearing
- Newborn Hearing Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otitis Media
- Otosclerosis
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Sensory Processing Disorder
- Tinnitus
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vestibular Disorders
- Word Recognition Issues
Procedures I perform
- Asymmetrical Hearing Loss Treatment
- Auditory Brainstem Response Testing
- Auditory Implant Candidacy Evaluation
- Auditory Rehabilitation
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Compatibility Testing
- Cochlear Implant Adjustment
- Custom Ear Molds
- Dizziness And Balance Treatment
- Ear Impressions
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Flash Electroretinography
- Gait And Balance Evaluation
- Hearing Aid Fitting
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Hearing Testing
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Laryngeal Function Test
- Middle Ear Infection Treatment
- Otoacoustic Emissions
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Semi-Implantable Hearing Devices
- Sound Therapy
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Tinnitus Evaluation
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Vestibular Testing
- Vestibuloplasty
Practice locations
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2115 Wisconsin Ave NW
Ste 202
Washington, DC, 20007
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
4 North Main Bldg
Washington, DC, 20007
6862 Elm St
Ste 800B
McLean, VA, 22101
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 & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HighMark
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Navigate
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Basic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-HMO
- United Student Resources
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UHC Passport
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Speech Language Hearing Association, Speech Pathology
Graduate: Gallaudet University (2015)