About me
Thomas Stringer, MD, MS, is a board-certified dermatologist in the MedStar Health Department of Dermatology and an assistant professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He practices at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and the MedStar Health Medical Center at Chevy Chase.
In addition to common issues like skin checks, acne, psoriasis, and eczema, Dr. Stringer specializes in the evaluation, triage, and management of the full spectrum of dermatologic issues, including the many rashes, growths, or infections that may occur in the skin.
His clinical interests include complex medical dermatology as well as the close evaluation and management of nail disorders. These latter conditions may include brittleness, infection, psoriasis, and benign or malignant tumors of the nail unit. To better evaluate these problems, Dr. Stringer may perform procedures such as nail clippings or biopsies.
Dr. Stringer’s treatment methods include prescription topical medications, compounded agents formulated in specialty pharmacies, systemic oral immunosuppressives, and injectable biologic therapies. He also performs surgical excisions to remove troublesome benign or malignant skin growths.
Dr. Stringer received his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society and also completed a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. He received the Department of Dermatology’s Marion B. Sulzberger Award for Excellence in Dermatology for his research. He then completed his internal medicine internship at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and a three-year dermatology residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Hospital.
Having spent much of his medical career in New York City, Dr. Stringer had the privilege of caring for a patient population with diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. He’s passionate about bringing this experience to the Washington, DC area, where he can again serve an international patient population from all walks of life. Dr. Stringer also maintains a research interest in the impact of the changing climate on dermatologic disease.
Philosophy of care
“For me, the care of the patient comes first. The healthcare system can be difficult to navigate at the best of times, and I try to help my patients get the care they need in the most direct way possible. I pride myself on being thorough and persistent in working on my patients’ behalf so they can obtain a diagnosis and get the treatment that will work best for them.
“I feel professionally satisfied when my patients say they left their visits feeling that I have addressed all of their concerns and that they have a committed advocate in me.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Acne
- Acne Treatment
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Eczema
- Eczema Treatment
- Inflammatory Skin Disorders
- Moles
- Nail Disorders
- Papulosquamous Disorders
- Psoriasis
- Rash Treatment
- Seborrheic Keratosis
- Skin Cancer Surgery
- Vitiligo Treatment
- Wart Removal
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acne
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Benign Skin Growths
- Blackheads
- Boils
- Capillary Diseases
- Congenital Ichthyosis
- Congenital Malformations Of Integument
- Congenital Malformations Of Skin
- Congenital Skin Abnormalities
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cysts
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Dry Skin
- Eccrine Sweat Disorders
- Eczema
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Erythema Multiforme
- Erythematous Conditions
- Facial Birthmarks
- Facial Redness
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Freckles
- Fungal Infections
- Hair Loss (E.G. ALOPECIA, TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM)
- Hemangioma
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Hives
- Hyperhidrosis (EXCESSIVE SWEATING)
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Impetigo
- Inflammatory Skin Disorders
- Ingrown Toenail
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Keloid Scarring
- Keratosis Pilaris
- Lichen Planus
- Lichen Simplex Chronicus And Prurigo
- Malignant Skin Cancer
- Melanoma
- Melanoma In Situ
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Mole Examination
- Moles
- Nail Disorders
- Nail Fungus
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Papulosquamous Disorders
- Pemphigoid
- Pemphigus
- Pilar Cysts
- Pityriasis Rosea
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Purpura
- Radiation Dermatitis
- Rash
- Ringworm
- Rosacea
- Scalp Psoriasis
- Seborrheic Keratosis
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Cancer
- Skin Cancer (BASAL CELL, SQUAMOUS CELL, MELANOMA)
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Skin Changes Due To Nonionizing Radiation
- Skin Disorders Due To Radiation
- Skin Lesion
- Skin Redness And Irritation Due To Nonionizing Radiation
- Skin Tags
- Skin Thickening
- Solar Lentigines
- Sun Damage
- Superficial Mycoses
- Urticaria
- Viral Diseases
- Viral Infection
- Viral Warts
- Wart Removal
Procedures I perform
- Acne Treatment
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Destruction Of Benign Lesions
- Destruction Of Premalignant Lesions
- Earlobe Repair
- Eczema Treatment
- Hair Loss Treatment
- Keloid Removal
- Lesion Excision
- Nail Biopsy
- Photochemotherapy
- Rash Treatment
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Skin Cancer Surgery
- Skin Tag Removal
- Vitiligo Treatment
- Wart Removal
Practice locations
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5530 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 730
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
106 Irving St NW
POB Ste 316 South Tower
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-EPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Network OA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UHC Passport
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TRICARE East Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HighMark
- Aetna Basic
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Sentara Health
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Dermatology, Dermatology
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College (2022)
Internship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2019)
Medical School: New York University (2018)