Warren O Ferris, MD| Rheumatology | MedStar Health
Warren O Ferris, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Rheumatology
Languages: English
301-598-1569
About me
Dr. Ferris is board certified in rheumatology. He completed a fellowship in rheumatology at the University of Virginia.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Bursopathy
- Fibromyalgia
- Osteoporosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatology Consultation
- Rheumatology Treatment
- Sjogrens Screening
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatment
- Tendinitis
- Vasculitis Treatment
- Vitiligo Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Achilles Tendon Pain
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Artery Disorders
- Arthritis
- Autoinflammatory Syndrome
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Chronic Gout
- Chronic Gouty Arthritis
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatomyositis
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Enteropathic Arthritis
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Episcleritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Immunodeficiencies
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Pain
- Limb Deformity
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lupus Nephritis
- Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Orbit Disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteoarthritis Of Hand Joints
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Osteoporosis
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Psoriasis
- Retinal Disease
- Rheumatic Fever With Heart Involvement
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Scleroderma
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Shoulder Disorder
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tendinitis
- Thumb Synovitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
Procedures I perform
- Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Test
- Anxiety Management
- Arthrocentesis
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Bone Density Testing
- Bursitis Treatment
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
- Dupuytren Contracture Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Fatigue Management
- Ganglion Cyst Treatment
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Hand Therapy
- Lifestyle Counseling
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Muscle Biopsy
- Muscle Injection
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Nutrition Counseling
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Pain Medication Management
- Paraffin Wax Bath
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Rheumatology Consultation
- Rheumatology Treatment
- Sjogrens Screening
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Synthetic Pathology
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatment
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody Test
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ultrasound-Guided Cyst Aspiration
- Vasculitis Treatment
- Vasopneumatic Devices
- Visian Icl
- Vitiligo Treatment
- Weight Management Program
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
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicare FFS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- OA Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS
- HighMark
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MultiPlan, Inc
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open HMO Option
- POS OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Fellowship Program: University of Virginia Medical Center (1983)
Fellowship Program: National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (1982)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (1979)
Residency Program: New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center (1978)
Internship Program: New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center (1977)
Medical School: Columbia University (1976)