About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Adolescent care
- Asthma
- Early childhood development
- Newborn nutrition, development, and growth
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy is to provide team-based care and work collaboratively with parents to help achieve physical, mental, and social well-being of infants, children, and adolescents.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Behavior Concern
- Cough
- Ear Infections
- Feeding Problems
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Headache
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Seasonal Allergies
- Sleep Disorders
- Well Child Exam
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Distention
- Abdominal Migraine
- Abdominal Pain
- Acne
- Aggressive Behavior
- Anal Fissure
- Ankle Injury
- Ankle Sprain
- Anxiety
- Arm Pain
- Back Muscle Injury
- Back Pain
- Behavior Concern
- Behavioral Disorders
- Breathholding Spells
- Calf Pain
- Celiac Diarrhea
- Celiac Disease
- Cellulitis
- Colic
- Conduct Disorder
- Conjunctivitis
- Constipation
- Cough
- Cradle Cap
- Depressed Mood
- Depression
- Destructive Behavior
- Developmental Delay
- Diarrhea
- Disruptive Behavior
- Dysmenorrhea
- Ear Infections
- Eating Disorders
- Eczema Herpeticum
- Elbow Pain
- Enuresis
- Failure To Thrive
- Feeding Problems
- Fever
- Food Allergy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Headache
- Impetigo
- Irritability
- Leg Pain
- Lice
- Lymphadenopathy
- Neonatal Acne
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Novel Coronavirus
- Otalgia
- Pertussis
- Pharyngitis
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Scabies
- School Anxiety
- School Related Problems
- Seasonal Allergies
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Strep Throat
- Substance Addiction
- Syncope
- Teething
- Tinea Capitis
- Toilet Training Issues
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Weight Problem
Procedures I perform
- Autism Testing
- Birth Control Counseling
- Camp Physicals
- Concussion Testing
- Developmental Assessment
- Examination Of Eyes
- HIV Testing
- Newborn Care
- Novel Coronavirus Testing
- Novel Coronavirus Vaccine
- Novel Coronavirus Vaccine Booster
- School Physical
- Sports Physical Exam
- Travel Vaccination
- Visual Field Testing
- Well Child Exam
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
- KAISER PERMANENTE
Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
Kaiser Signature
Kaiser Flexible Choice
Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
Kaiser Select-Added Choice
Kaiser Select
Kaiser Medicare Plus
Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
Virginia Premier
- CIGNA HEALTH CARE
Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
Cigna POS/Network POS
Cigna HMO Open Access
Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
Cigna Preferred Medicare
Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
Cigna Network Open Access
Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
Cigna Indemnity
Cigna EPO
Cigna Choice Fund PPO
Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AETNA
Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
Innovation Health: PPO
Innovation Health: Open POS II
Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
Innovation Health: Indemnity
Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
Innovation Health: POS Plus
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
Aetna HMO
Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
Aetna Student Health Insurance
Innovation Health: POS
Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CAREFIRST
CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
Carefirst EPO
CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
HealthyBlue PPO
CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
CareFirst Administrators
CareFirst NASCO
Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
CareFirst MedStar PPO
Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- UNITED HEALTHCARE (UHC)
UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
United Select Plus (POS)
United Choice
I-SNP
United Golden Rule
United MD IPA (HMO)
United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
United Navigate
United Choice Plus
United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
D-SNP)
United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
United AARP Medicare Complete
United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
United Optimum Choice
United Erickson Advantage Plans
United Mamsi Life & Health
United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
United Student Resources
United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
United Core Essential (HMO)
- HUMANA MILITARY (TRICARE EAST)
Tricare East Prime
Tricare for Life East
Tricare Reserve Select
Tricare East Select
- BEECH STREET
Beech Street PPO
- MEDSTAR FAMILY CHOICE
MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTHCARE
Employee Health Plan (EHP)
Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- VETERAN'S AFFAIRS COMMUNITE CARE NETWORK (VA CCN)
Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE
HumanaChoice PPO
HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- MEDICARE
Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- MEDICAID (MD, DC, VA)
Medicaid - District of Columbia
Medicaid - Maryland
Medicaid - Virginia
- POLICE AND FIRE CLINIC (PFC, INC.)
Police and Fire Clinic
- AMERIGROUP
WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- WELLPOINT MARYLAND
WellPoint Maryland
- HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (HSCSN)
Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC. (PHCS)
Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND HEALTH PARTNERS
Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- COVENTRY HEALTH NETWORK
First Health PPO
Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
Coventry Health Care of Virginia
Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- KAISER PERMANENTE
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Graduate: Carnegie Mellon University (2015)
Residency: Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center GME (1993)
Internship: Elmhurst Hospital Center (1991)
Internship: Interfaith Medical Center-Brooklyn (1990)
Medical School: NYIT College Of Osteopathic Medicine (1989)