Patrick Fong, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Chronic disease diagnosis, treatment, and management
- Mental health (PTSD)
- Nutrition
- Obesity and weight management
- Women’s health (Pap smears)
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care involves empowering patients with the tools to manage their own health through lifestyle and behavioral changes. This requires a partnership that emphasizes cooperation with the patient as the primary driver of their care plan and the physician in a supporting role to meet the health goals of the patient.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Back Pain
- Bladder Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Diverticulitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Prostate
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Influenza
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Migraine
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pneumonia
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Rash
- Respiratory Disorders
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Tachycardia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Copd Management
- Diabetes Screening
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Lipid Profile
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventative Care
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
Practice locations
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13952 Baltimore Ave
Laurel, MD, 20707
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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Employee Health Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- POS OA
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Network OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice Fund PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Navigate
- IH-PPO
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- United Student Resources
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency Program: University of South Florida (2016)
Medical School: St Georges University School of Medicine (2013)