About me
Philosophy of Care:
“My relationship with a child and his or her family is a partnership. We are a team with the goal of achieving the best health and well being possible for the child.”
Areas of Clinical Interest
• General Pediatrics
• Adoption
• Supporting American Academy
of Pediatrics Recommended
Vaccine Schedule for Infants
and Children
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
- Blocked Tear Duct
- Breathholding Spells
- Calf Pain
- Celiac Diarrhea
- Celiac Disease
- Cellulitis
- Colic
- Concussion
- 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
- Fever With Chills
- Food Allergy
- Foot Pain
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Headache
- Impetigo
- Irregular Menstruation
- Irritability
- Knee Pain
- Leg Pain
- Lice
- Lymphadenopathy
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Migraine
- 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
- Syncope
- Teething
- Tinea Capitis
- Tinea Corporis
- 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
- 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
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Choice Plus
- United Choice
- D-SNP)
- Cigna Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Signature
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- United Student Resources
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- United Navigate
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- WellPoint Maryland
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Tricare East Prime
- CareFirst Administrators
- Carefirst EPO
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Tricare East Select
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Golden Rule
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Virginia Premier
- Innovation Health: PPO
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Optimum Choice
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare for Life East
- Cigna EPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- I-SNP
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicaid - Maryland
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Residency Program: University of Maryland Medical Center (1986)
Internship Program: University of Maryland Medical Center (1984)
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine (1983)