Robert A Silverman, MD| Pediatric Dermatology, Dermatology | MedStar Health
Robert A Silverman

Robert A Silverman, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.6 out of 5 (100 reviews)

Specialties: Pediatric Dermatology, Dermatology

Languages: English

(202) 243-3434

Clinical areas of focus

  • Acne Extractions
  • Acne Treatment
  • Chemical Facial Peel
  • Cold Laser Therapy
  • Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
  • Eczema Treatment
  • Hair Loss (E.G. ALOPECIA, TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM)
  • Mole Examination
  • Rash Treatment
  • Transitional Cell Carcinoma
  • Vitiligo Treatment
  • Wart Removal
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Acantholytic Disorders
  • Acne
  • Allergic Contact Dermatitis
  • Anogenital Warts
  • Balanitis
  • Basal Cell Carcinoma
  • Botox
  • Capillary Diseases
  • Cellulitis
  • Choroidal Nevi
  • Congenital Ichthyosis
  • Congenital Malformations Of Face And Neck
  • Congenital Malformations Of Skin
  • Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
  • Cutaneous Abscess
  • Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
  • Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
  • Eccrine Sweat Disorders
  • Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
  • Eyelid Disorders
  • Facial Birthmarks
  • Fungal Infections
  • Gallbladder Disease
  • Hair Loss (E.G. ALOPECIA, TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM)
  • Hemangioma
  • Hyperhidrosis (EXCESSIVE SWEATING)
  • Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
  • Impetigo
  • Inflammatory Skin Disorders
  • Ingrown Toenail
  • Intraocular Inflammation
  • Kawasaki Disease
  • Keloid Scarring
  • Lichen Planus
  • Lichen Simplex Chronicus And Prurigo
  • Lymphadenitis
  • Lymphangitis
  • Melanoma
  • Merkel Cell Carcinoma
  • Mesothelioma
  • Moles
  • Nail Disorders
  • Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
  • Nonscarring Hair Loss
  • Ovarian Disorders
  • Papulosquamous Disorders
  • Pemphigus
  • Penis Disorders
  • Pilar Cysts
  • Plantar Warts
  • Poisoning
  • Pruritus
  • Psoriasis
  • Rosacea
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Scalp Psoriasis
  • Scars And Keloids
  • Scleroderma
  • Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
  • Skin Cancer
  • Skin Cancer Screening
  • Skin Hyperpigmentation
  • Skin Tags
  • Skin Thickening
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Skin
  • Superficial Mycoses
  • Tendinitis Of The Foot
  • Transitional Cell Carcinoma
  • Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
  • Urticaria
  • Vasculitis Of Skin
  • Viral Diseases
  • Viral Infection
  • Viral Warts
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Procedures I perform

  • Acne Treatment
  • Botox
  • Chemical Facial Peel
  • Cold Laser Therapy
  • Dermabrasion
  • Dermal Fillers
  • Destruction Of Benign Lesions
  • Essure Removal
  • Fractional Co2 Laser Skin Resurfacing
  • Fungal Nail Treatment
  • Ganglion Cyst Excision
  • Hyaluronic Acid Fillers
  • Keloid Removal
  • Microdermabrasion
  • Mole Examination
  • Mole Removal
  • Photodynamic Therapy
  • Rash Treatment
  • Rosacea Treatment
  • Skin Cancer Screening
  • Skin Tag Removal
  • Toe Nail Resection
  • Vaginal Laser Rejuvenation
  • Varicose Vein Treatment
  • Vein Sclerotherapy
  • Vitiligo Treatment
  • Wart Removal
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Practice locations

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4200 Wisconsin Ave NW
Ste 400
Washington, DC, 20016

202-295-0547

Fax 877-680-5502

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Fax 877-680-5502

3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8751

Fax 866-990-5516

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miles away

Fax 866-990-5516

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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • IH-Open POS II
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • IH-POS
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Aetna Basic
    • UHC Passport
    • Network OA
    • First Health PPO
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • POS OA
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • CareFirst EPO
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • OA Plus
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • CIGNA PPO
    • Sentara Health
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • United Student Resources
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • IH-HMO
    • Employee Health Plan
    • Choice POS
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Beech Street PPO
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • Optimum Choice
    • IH-POS Plus
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • First Health PPO
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • HighMark
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Navigate
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • IH-PPO
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Medicare Direct
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Medicare FFS
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Choice POS II
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Dermatology, Dermatology

Residency: Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital (1984)

Residency: John R. Oishei Children's Hospital (1980)

Internship: John R. Oishei Children's Hospital (1978)

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (1977)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.7
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.7
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.6
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.6
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.7
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.6
  • Jun 5, 2025

    Dr. Silverman is the best we were happy to see him one more time the resident physician was attentive and professional.

  • Oct 23, 2024

    Excellent all the way around. Dr Silverman, the resident and the nurse were all great!

  • Jul 24, 2024

    After speaking, the doctor even checked if my prescription was available through my insurance. I look forward to future visits.