About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Chronic disease management (asthma, diabetes, hypertension)
- LGBTQ health in adulthood
- Mental wellbeing
- Preventive medicine
- Wellness exams
- Women’s health
Board certified, American Board of Internal Medicine
Philosophy of Care
“My philosophy of care involves treating patients as a ‘whole’ person and not just symptoms.”
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
- Copd 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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5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
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 Classic 3500
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Basic
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Navigate
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- HighMark
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Direct
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Network OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency Program: Providence Hospital (2008)
Internship Program: Providence Hospital (2006)
Medical School: Institute of Medicine(1) (2000)
