Terrence Xavier Dwyer, MD| Rheumatology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Dwyer is a member of the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute and specializes in:
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Float Therapy
- Muscle Injection
- Osteoporosis
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sjogrens Syndrome Treatment
- Tendinitis
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Vasculitis Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acute Nephritic Syndrome
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Artery Disorders
- Arthritis
- Arthritis Of The Thumb
- Arthropathy
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Chronic Gout
- Chronic Gouty Arthritis
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- De Quervain's Thyroiditis
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatomyositis
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Effects Of Reduced Temperature
- Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Episcleritis
- General Symptoms
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Gout
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Immunodeficiencies
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Iris Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Keratitis
- Knee Pain
- Limb Deformity
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lupus Nephritis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myopathies
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteoarthritis Of Hand Joints
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Pemphigoid
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polyarticular Arthritis
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Pseudogout
- Psoriasis
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Soft Tissue Inflammation
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinitis
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Thumb Synovitis
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
Procedures I perform
- Alternative Medicine
- Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Test
- Arthrocentesis
- Bone Density Scan
- Bone Density Test
- Bone Density Testing
- Bursitis Treatment
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Float Therapy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Herbal Therapy
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Lifestyle Counseling
- Massage Therapy
- Mechanical Traction
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Biopsy
- Muscle Injection
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Nerve Block
- Nutritional Counseling
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Osteotomy
- Pain Medication Management
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Rheumatology Treatment
- Sjogrens Syndrome Treatment
- Skin Biopsy
- Sleep Therapy
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Thermography
- Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody Test
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Ultrasound-Guided Cyst Aspiration
- Vasculitis Treatment
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
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA EPO
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Navigate
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Student Resources
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HighMark
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Basic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- OA Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1993)
Residency: National Capital Consortium Graduate Medical Education (1991)
Internship: Oakland Naval Hospital (1986)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1985)
Awards
- American College of Physicians, Fellow
- American College of Rheumatology, Fellow
- District of Columbia Rheumatism Society, Member
- Dept. Head, Rheumatology, National Naval Medical Center 1995-2009
- Director of Medical Services, USNS Comfort, 1999-2003 Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, 2003-2009