About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Hypertension
- Diabetes
- Arthritis
- Geriatrics care
- Minor office procedures and joint injections
Education
- Residency: Internal medicine residency Abington Memorial hospital, Philadelphia, PA
- Internship: Preliminary Surgical residency Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
- Medical School: Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt
Certifications and professional associations
- American Board of Internal Medicine
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care is to invest time to know my patient’s unique medical and social history, earn their trust, and deliver the most appropriate medical advice
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
- 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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3305 N Leisure World Blvd
Silver Spring, MD, 20906
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
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare Direct
- Medicare FFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Beech Street PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Network OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open HMO Option
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency Program: MCP Hahnemann University (2005)
Internship Program: MCP Hahnemann University (2002)
Medical School: Ain Shams University (1996)
