Kenneth Dale Burman, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
About me
Kenneth Burman, MD, has decades of experience in researching and treating the full range of pituitary disorders. He specializes in pituitary endocrinology with expertise in treating thyroid cancer and other thyroid conditions. Dr. Burman leads the endocrinology team at the MedStar Pituitary Center.
Dr. Burman conducts some of the latest pituitary disease research, investigating better ways to treat pituitary tumors. Along with his team, he's committed to delivering the most effective care possible. Dr. Burman's research is essential to advancing the future of treatments for pituitary disorders.
A retired Army colonel, Dr. Burman is a professor of medicine at Georgetown University and director of the Endocrinology Fellowship Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Diabetes Treatment
- Graves Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Obesity Treatment
- Osteoporosis
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Bone Density Disorder
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Endocrine Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Diabetes
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Pump Management
- Insulin Resistance
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Pneumoconiosis Due To Inorganic Dusts
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Postprocedural Complications
- Prediabetes
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Male Phenotype
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Storm
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Bone Density Testing
- Bone Health Evaluation
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Diabetes Treatment
- Endocrine System Testing
- Enterectomy
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Glucose Control Management
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopause
- Hormone Therapy For Pituitary Disorders
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Neonatal Hypertension Treatment
- Obesity Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Cancer Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Cancer Treatment
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
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
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Police and Fire Clinic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Employee Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- OA Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Network OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Sentara Health
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Indemnity
- HighMark
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1974)
Residency: Barnes Jewish Hospital (1972)
Medical School: University of Missouri Columbia (1970)