About me
Areas of Clinical Interest:
- Degenerative Joint Disease – Joint Injections
- Diabetes
- Geriatrics
- Hypertension
“My philosophy of care involves prevention with appropriate screening and evidence based diagnosis and treatment. I want my patients and their families to understand why I made the recommendations I made. I always put my patients first.”
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 Diseases
- 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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6410 Rockledge Dr
Ste 401
Bethesda, MD, 20817
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
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Sentara Health
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Basic
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Navigate
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HighMark
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- OA Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency Program: St. Paul Hospital Dallas TX (1986)
Internship Program: St. Paul Hospital Dallas TX (1984)
Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia (1983)
