Julianna Barsony, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
Julianna Barsony

Julianna Barsony, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.6 out of 5 (794 reviews)

Specialties: Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism

Languages: Hungarian, Russian, German, English

877-485-1479

About me


Julianna Barsony, MD, PhD, is an endocrinologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Barsony received her medical degree at Semmelweis University Faculty of Medicine. She also completed a residency at St. Istvan Hospital in Budapest, Hungary, and a fellowship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Diabetes Digestive & Kidney (NIDKK). Dr. Barsony also holds a PhD from Semmelweis University and is board certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism.

Clinical areas of focus

  • Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
  • Graves Disease
  • Growth Hormone Follow-Up
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Insulin Tolerance Test
  • Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
  • Osteoporosis
  • Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
  • Pioglitazone Therapy
  • Subclinical Hypothyroidism
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Function Study Results
  • Acquired Absence Of Organs
  • Adrenal Crisis
  • Adrenal Gland Disorder
  • Adrenogenital Disorders
  • Adult Osteomalacia
  • Benign Thyroid Nodules
  • Bone Density Disorder
  • Bone Disorders
  • Cardiometabolic Disorders
  • Complications Of The Puerperium
  • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
  • Cushing Syndrome
  • Diabetes In Pregnancy
  • Diabetes Insipidus
  • Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  • Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
  • Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
  • Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
  • Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
  • Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
  • Disorders Of Thyroid
  • Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
  • Endocrine Disorders
  • Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
  • Gallbladder Disease
  • Gastrinoma
  • Grave's Disease
  • Grave's Disease
  • Hashimoto Thyroiditis
  • High Blood Sugar
  • High Cholesterol
  • Hirsutism
  • Hyperaldosteronism
  • Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Hypocalcemia
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Hypoparathyroidism
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Lipid Disorders
  • Long Term Drug Therapy
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
  • Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
  • Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
  • Nonscarring Hair Loss
  • Nontoxic Goiter
  • Obesity
  • Osteochondropathies
  • Osteoporosis
  • Parathyroid Cancer
  • Pituitary Apoplexy
  • Pituitary Cancer
  • Pituitary Disorders
  • Plasma Cell Neoplasms
  • Poisoning
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
  • Postprocedural Complications
  • Prediabetes
  • Rib And Sternum Fracture
  • Subclinical Hypothyroidism
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Thyroid Goiter
  • Thyroid Nodules
  • Thyroid Storm
  • Thyrotoxic Crisis
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Ureteral Cancer
  • Vitamin Deficiency
  • Wilson Disease
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Procedures I perform

  • Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
  • Adrenal Tumor Treatment
  • Bone Density Testing
  • Celiac Plexus Block
  • Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
  • Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
  • Dexamethasone Suppression Test
  • Enterectomy
  • Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
  • Glucose Control Management
  • Growth Hormone Follow-Up
  • Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopause
  • Hormone Therapy For Pituitary Disorders
  • Insulin Tolerance Test
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Medication Administration And Management
  • Nutrition Counseling
  • Obesity Treatment
  • One-On-One Diabetes Education
  • Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
  • Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
  • Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
  • Pioglitazone Therapy
  • Pituitary Tumor Treatment
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
  • Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
  • Testicular Ultrasound
  • Thyroid Biopsy
  • Thyroid Cancer Treatment
  • Thyroid Disease Prevention And Treatment
  • Thyroidectomy
  • Weight Management Program
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Dept Endocrinology
Washington, DC, 20007

202-687-2818

Fax 877-485-1479

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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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • IH-HMO
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • IH-PPO
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • Navigate
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • Medicare Direct
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • First Health PPO
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Choice POS
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Employee Health Plan
    • Choice POS II
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Sentara Health
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • IH-POS Plus
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • CareFirst EPO
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • First Health PPO
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Aetna HMO
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • UHC Passport
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • Medicare FFS
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Network OA
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • United Student Resources
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Aetna Basic
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • IH-Open HMO
    • OA Plus
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • CIGNA PPO
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • HighMark
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Optimum Choice
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • IH-POS
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • CIGNA EPO
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • POS OA
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (1995)

Medical School: Semmelweis University (1972)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.6
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.7
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.6
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.6
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.6
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.5
  • Sep 23, 2025

    She is excellent - thorough, competent, helpful, concerned.

  • Sep 18, 2025

    Good experience

  • Aug 20, 2025

    Dr. Barsony is very caring, knowledgeable and pro-active. Excellent doctor!! She takes care of her patients and is always available if needed. Dr. Barsony is the very best doctor. I feel lucky to have her taking care of me. Thank you Dr. Barsony!