Terrence Xavier Dwyer, MD| Rheumatology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Dwyer is a member of the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute and specializes in:
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthritis
- Gout
- Myositis
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogrens
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Vasculitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Arthritis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Aortic Arteritis
- Arthralgia
- Arthritis
- Arthritis Of Multiple Joints
- Arthropathy
- Behcet Syndrome
- Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease
- Cranial Arteritis
- Crest
- Crystalline Arthritis
- Cutaneous Vasculitis
- Dermatomyositis
- Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
- Enthesitis
- Erythema Nodosum
- Familial Mediterranean Fever
- Fibromyalgia
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Gonococcal Arthritis
- Gout
- Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
- Iga Vasculitis
- Igg 4 Related Diseases
- Inflammatory Polyarthropathy
- Isolated Central Nervous System Vasculitis
- Joint Disorder Of Multiple Joints
- Joint Effusion
- Joint Swelling
- Lupus Nephritis
- Macrophage Activation Syndrome
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Monoarticular Arthritis
- Myositis
- Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Periodic Fever Syndromes
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polyarthralgia
- Polyarthropathy
- Polychondritis
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Polymyositis
- Positive Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Test
- Post Infectious Arthritis
- Pseudogout
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Raynaud's Disease
- Reactive Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogrens
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Still's Disease
- Synovitis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Systemic Scleroderma
- Tenosynovitis
- Tophus
- Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease
- Uveitis
- Vasculitis
Procedures I perform
- Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Blood Test
- Biologic Therapy For Rheumatologic Diseases
- Joint Injection
- Non Surgical Management Of Osteoarthritis
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
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Tricare East Prime
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Aetna HMO
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Innovation Health: PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Tricare East Select
- United Choice Plus
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- WellPoint Maryland
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Navigate
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- United Golden Rule
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Signature
- Tricare for Life East
- Virginia Premier
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Indemnity
- Carefirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Beech Street PPO
- I-SNP
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Optimum Choice
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Network Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- D-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship Program: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1993)
Residency Program: National Naval Medical Center (1991)
Internship/Residency: National Naval Medical Center (1989)
Internship Program: Oakland Naval Hospital (1986)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1985)
Awards
- American College of Physicians, Fellow
- American College of Rheumatology, Fellow
- District of Columbia Rheumatism Society, Member
- Dept. Head, Rheumatology, National Naval Medical Center 1995-2009
- Director of Medical Services, USNS Comfort, 1999-2003 Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, 2003-2009