About me
Jourdan Frankovich, MD, is a board-certified rheumatologist and internal medicine physician at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Her clinical interests include inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue diseases (including lupus, scleroderma, and Sjögren’s syndrome), vasculitis, and crystal arthropathies such as gout. She does not routinely manage fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
Dr. Frankovich takes a comprehensive diagnostic approach, incorporating clinical evaluation, lab work, imaging, and, when necessary, biopsies and nerve studies. She provides long-term care for patients with chronic autoimmune and inflammatory conditions and, when appropriate, performs joint injections. She is particularly interested in women’s health in the context of rheumatology, including family planning and pregnancy counseling for patients with autoimmune diseases. Additionally, she manages osteoporosis in the setting of concurrent rheumatic illness.
Dr. Frankovich stays updated on emerging treatments and clinical developments, especially innovations that offer patients less invasive and better-tolerated options.
Before joining MedStar, Dr. Frankovich served as a Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor in Rheumatology at the University of California San Diego Health. She completed her rheumatology fellowship at Banner University Medical Center – University of Arizona, where she was Chief Fellow. Prior to that, she completed her internal medicine residency at Temple University Hospital. Dr. Frankovich earned her medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School (VCU) of Medicine after completing a Post-Baccalaureate Health Sciences Certificate at the same institution. Her undergraduate studies were in economics and psychology at the University of Virginia.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Frankovich has taught and mentored students at UC San Diego, Temple, and VCU and is passionate about equitable care for diverse populations.
Philosophy of Care
“My approach is built on patient-centered care and shared decision-making. Rheumatologic conditions are chronic, and I believe in helping patients understand their diagnosis, set realistic expectations, and develop personalized treatment plans they feel confident in.
Because I treat people with chronic illnesses, it's important for me to have strong relationships with patients in the long term and be someone they can trust. I strive to be approachable, honest, and responsive to concerns so we can navigate their care as partners over time.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthritis
- Biologic Therapy For Rheumatologic Diseases
- Gout
- Joint Injection
- Myositis
- Non Surgical Management Of Osteoarthritis
- 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
- 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
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Signature
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Kaiser Select
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland
- Virginia Premier
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Optimum Choice
- United Navigate
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Student Resources
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Golden Rule
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- D-SNP)
- I-SNP
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Choice Plus
- United Choice
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Tricare for Life East
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Tricare East Select
- Tricare East Prime
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Carefirst EPO
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Arizona College of Medicine-GME (2023)
Residency: Temple University Hospital (2021)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (2018)