About me
Michael Cardis, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist and dermatopathologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He sees patients for all dermatologic concerns and reads skin biopsies. His clinical interests include melanoma, pigmented lesions, infectious diseases, and tropical medicine. His research interests include the evaluation and management of melanoma and pigmented lesions. The comprehensive nature of Dr. Cardis’ training in both dermatology and dermatopathology allow him to expertly fuse clinical findings and histopathologic features.
Dr. Cardis received his medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University. Following his internship, he joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center/MedStar Georgetown University Hospital for a three-year residency in dermatology, during which he was awarded the Resident International Grant for a Rotation in Botswana by the American Academy of Dermatology and the Resident Teaching Award by MedStar Dermatology. Finally, before rejoining MedStar Washington Hospital Center as faculty, Dr. Cardis completed a fellowship in dermatopathology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Telemedicine Association, the American Academy of Dermatology, and the American Society of Dermatopathology.
In alignment with his interests in global health, teaching, tropical medicine, infectious skin disease, and telemedicine, Dr. Cardis has coordinated, led, and participated in multiple international medical initiatives in China, Haiti, and Botswana.
Dr. Cardis believes that the use of telemedicine could benefit patients with limited access to a dermatologist. He is currently involved in the development and oversight of the telemedicine curriculum for dermatology residents. He is a member of the Young Professional Telemedicine Engagement and Education Work Group and co-author for teledermatology curriculum modules published by the American Academy of Dermatology.
Philosophy of Care
“My philosophy of care is to give patients access to the best care possible while keeping their best interests in mind at all times. Working at an academic and research hospital means that I have access to the most up-to-date treatment options for my patients.
“I’m a highly inquisitive person by nature and my dual-specialty training in dermatology and dermatopathology allows me to have a more comprehensive perspective when diagnosing and treating skin conditions.
“It’s important to me that I communicate clearly with my patients, so that they have a clear understanding of their diagnosis and treatment options in order to make informed decisions regarding their care.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Acne Treatment
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Eczema
- Hair Loss Treatment
- Mole Examination
- Moles
- Psoriasis
- Rash Treatment
- Skin Cancer Surgery
- Skin Tags
- Vitiligo Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acne
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Angiokeratoma
- Angiosarcoma
- Balanitis
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Capillary Diseases
- Carbuncles
- Congenital Ichthyosis
- Congenital Malformations Of Integument
- Congenital Malformations Of Skin
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cutaneous Melanoma
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Eccrine Sweat Disorders
- Eczema
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Erythema Multiforme
- Erythematous Conditions
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fungal Infections
- Hair Loss (E.G. ALOPECIA, TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM)
- Hemangioma
- Herpes Simplex
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Impetigo
- Inflammatory Skin Disorders
- Itchy Skin
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Keratosis Pilaris
- Lichen Planus
- Lichen Simplex Chronicus And Prurigo
- Lipoma Of Skin
- Lymphoma Of Skin
- Male Pattern Baldness
- Melanoma
- Melanoma In Situ
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Mole Examination
- Moles
- Mycosis Fungoides
- Nail Disorders
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nummular Eczema
- Papulosquamous Disorders
- Pemphigoid
- Pemphigus
- Pemphigus Vulgaris
- Pilar Cysts
- Plantar Warts
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Rosacea
- Sarcoidosis
- Scalp Psoriasis
- Scars And Keloids
- Scleroderma
- Seborrheic Keratosis
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Cancer
- Skin Cancer (BASAL CELL, SQUAMOUS CELL, MELANOMA)
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Skin Changes Due To Nonionizing Radiation
- Skin Disorders Due To Radiation
- Skin Hyperpigmentation
- Skin Tags
- Skin Thickening
- Superficial Mycoses
- Tinea Corporis
- Tinea Cruris
- Transepidermal Elimination Disorders
- Urticaria
- Viral Diseases
- Viral Infection
- Viral Warts
Procedures I perform
- Acne Treatment
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Boil Treatment
- Chest Skin Excision
- Cyst Treatment
- Destruction Of Benign Lesions
- Destruction Of Malignant Lesion
- Destruction Of Premalignant Lesions
- Eczema Laser Treatment
- Eczema Treatment
- Facial Rejuvenation Consultation
- Fungal Infection Treatment
- Hair Loss Treatment
- Hemangioma Treatment
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa Treatment
- Hypertrophic Scar Treatment
- Keratosis Pilaris Treatment
- Lower Arm Skin Excision
- Melanoma Treatment
- Mole Examination
- Photochemotherapy
- Rash Treatment
- Rosacea Treatment
- Scalp Biopsy
- Seborrheic Dermatitis Treatment
- Shaving Of Lesion
- Skin Cancer Prevention
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Skin Cancer Surgery
- Skin Care Consultation
- Skin Excision
- Skin Health Education
- Skin Tag Removal
- Skin Tightening Consultation
- Sun Protection Counseling
- Vitiligo Treatment
- Wart Treatment
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Rm 1A-50A
Washington, DC, 20010
106 Irving St NW
POB Ste 316 South Tower
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Student Resources
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Basic
- IH-EPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- POS OA
- CIGNA EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Sentara Health
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS
- OA Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Network OA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Dermatology, Dermatology
Board Certification: American Board of Dermatology, Dermatopathology
Fellowship: University Health Center (2019)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2018)
Internship: Summa Health System GME (2015)
Medical School: Northeastern Ohio Medical University (2014)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
an adolescent male. Pediatr Dermatol. 2019 Jul;36(4):e79-e80. doi:
10.1111/pde.13823. PubMed PMID: 31290607.
2: Cardis MA, Jiang H, Strauss J, Gulley JL, Brownell I. Diffuse lichen
planus-like keratoses and clinical pseudo-progression associated with avelumab
treatment for Merkel cell carcinoma, a case report. BMC Cancer. 2019 Jun
4;19(1):539. doi: 10.1186/s12885-019-5759-1. PubMed PMID: 31164102; PubMed
Central PMCID: PMC6549366.
3: Cardis MA, Hathaway O, Brownell I. Innumerable lentigines in a mother and
daughter. Pediatr Dermatol. 2019 Jan;36(1):160-162. doi: 10.1111/pde.13701.
PubMed PMID: 30675945.
4: Cardis MA, Montealegre Sanchez GA, Goldbach-Mansky R, Richard Lee CC, Cowen
EW. Recurrent fevers, progressive lipodystrophy, and annular plaques in a child.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Jan;80(1):291-295. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.08.043. Epub
2018 Sep 8. PubMed PMID: 30205133.
5: Cardis MA, DeKlotz CMC. Topical sirolimus for treatment of a venolymphatic
malformation in an adolescent girl. Pediatr Dermatol. 2018 Nov;35(6):e406-e407.
doi: 10.1111/pde.13622. Epub 2018 Aug 28. PubMed PMID: 30152558.
6: Cardis MA, Huppmann AR, Kirkorian AY. Rapidly growing subcutaneous mass in an
infant. Dermatol Online J. 2018 Jul 26;24(5). pii: 13030/qt4q51v1cb. PubMed PMID:
30142742.
7: Cardis MA, Sowash MG, Mosojane KI, Kovarik C, Williams V. HIV-associated
erythema elevatum diutinum: a case report and review of a clinically distinct
variant. Dermatol Online J. 2018 May 15;24(5). pii: 13030/qt38c4c9g3. Review.
PubMed PMID: 30142732.
8: Cardis MA, DeKlotz CMC. Intralesional Deoxycholic Acid Treatment for
Fibrofatty Residua of Involuted Infantile Hemangiomas: A Novel Therapeutic
Approach. JAMA Dermatol. 2018 Jun 1;154(6):735-737. doi:
10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.0617. PubMed PMID: 29801031.
9: Cardis MA, Moshell AN. Diphenylcyclopropenone-induced psoriatic
koebnerization. Int J Dermatol. 2018 Apr;57(4):492-493. doi: 10.1111/ijd.13905.
Epub 2018 Jan 18. PubMed PMID: 29345301.
10: Cardis MA, Kirkorian AY. Giant Cutaneous Horn Arising in an Epidermal Nevus.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2017 Sep;34(5):e290-e291. doi: 10.1111/pde.13221. Epub 2017 Aug
7. Review. PubMed PMID: 28783212.
11: Cardis MA, DeKlotz CMC. Cutaneous manifestations of tuberous sclerosis
complex and the paediatrician's role. Arch Dis Child. 2017 Sep;102(9):858-863.
doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-312001. Epub 2017 Mar 28. Review. PubMed PMID:
28351834; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5574405.
12: Cardis MA, Pasieka HB. Grouped Pustules on an Erythematous Base. N Engl J
Med. 2017 Mar 9;376(10):971. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm1609042. PubMed PMID: 28273013.
13: Cardis MA, Ni J, Bhawan J. Granular cell differentiation: A review of the
published work. J Dermatol. 2017 Mar;44(3):251-258. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.13758.
Review. PubMed PMID: 28256763.
14: Cardis MA, Dugan EM, Silverman RA. Solitary Tumor on the Palm of a Young Boy.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2016 Nov;33(6):669-670. doi: 10.1111/pde.13020. PubMed PMID:
27882661.
15: Cardis MA, Pasieka HB. Safety of Topical Neuromodulators for the Treatment of
Pruritus. JAMA Dermatol. 2016 Dec 1;152(12):1390-1391. doi:
10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.3118. PubMed PMID: 27626772.