Wefag Kamil E Ahmed, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Graves Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Dose Titration
- Insulin Resistance
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Disease Prevention And Treatment
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Endocrine Hypertension
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gastrinoma
- Gestational Diabetes
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Pump Management
- Insulin Resistance
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Menstrual Disorders
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Cysts
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Apoplexy
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
- Postprocedural Complications
- Prediabetes
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Eye Disease
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Storm
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Bone Density Testing
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Diabetes Management
- Diabetes Treatment
- Dietary Counseling
- Fasting Blood Sugar
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Glucose Control Management
- Glycated Hemoglobin Test
- Goiter Treatment
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis Treatment
- Hemoglobin A1c
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopause
- Hormone Therapy For Pituitary Disorders
- Hypercalcemia Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Dose Titration
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Prevention And Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- 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
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-EPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Medical School: International University of Africa (2007)