About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Annual physicals
- Diabetes
- Nutrition
- Pediatrics
- Preventative care
- Women’s health
Philosophy of care
“I strive to provide the best possible care for patients to let them know they are valued and cared for as individuals. I treat the whole person, not just their diagnosis, by working to restore confidence, dignity and a sense of self worth through encouragement, kindness, and open communication.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adverse Effects
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Back Pain
- Breast Inflammation
- Candidiasis
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chlamydia
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Elbow Pain
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hives
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Incontinence
- Influenza
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Laryngitis
- Leg Pain
- Lower Back Pain
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Menstrual Cramps
- Migraine
- Muscle Strain
- Nail Disorders
- Nausea
- Neck Pain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Ovarian Cysts
- Overactive Bladder
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Painful Urination
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pneumonia
- Postnasal Drip
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Proteinuria
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rash
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rectal Pain
- Respiratory Disorders
- Scabies
- Sciatica
- Shingles
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Sprains And Strains
- Stomach Flu
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Strep Throat
- Tendinitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Testicular Pain
- Thyroid Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Vaginal Itching
- Vaginitis
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vertigo
- Weight Loss
- Yeast Infection
Procedures I perform
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Collection
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Breast Exam
- Breathing Treatments
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold And Flu Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- Copd Management
- Depression Treatment
- Diabetes Screening
- Diet Counseling
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Ekg (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM)
- EKG Interpretation
- Flu Shot Administration
- Geriatric Care
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hospice Care Referral
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Infection Treatment
- Physical Therapy Referral
- Preventative Care
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Vision Screening
Practice locations
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41680 Miss Bessie Dr
Ste 301
Leonardtown, MD, 20650
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
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare Direct
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HighMark
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Student Resources
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA EPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Allied Health Education: University of Maryland School of Nursing (2011)
