Walter Qiang Wang, MD| Comprehensive Ophthalmology | MedStar Health
About me
- Medical training at Jiangxi Medical College in China
- Residency in ophthalmology at Jiangxi Medical College
- Internship in surgery at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine
- Residency in ophthalmology at Tulane University School of Medicine and the University of Illinois at Chicago
- Fellowship in glaucoma at Harvard Medical School
Clinical areas of focus
- Allergic Conjunctivitis
- Cataract
- Conjunctivitis
- Corneal Diseases
- Diabetic Eye Disease
- Dry Eyes
- Glaucoma
- Inflammation Of The Eyelid
- Iritis
- Pterygium
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Pupil Function
- Abnormalities Of The Eyes
- Absence Of Eye
- Accommodation
- Acute Inflammation Of Orbit
- Agenesis Of Eye
- Allergic Conjunctivitis
- Alternating Hyperphoria
- Aniseikonia
- Anisocoria
- Anisometropia
- Anterior Segment Diseases
- Anterior Uveitis In Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Aphakia
- Aphakic Bullous Keratopathy
- Astigmatism
- Bacterial Conjunctivitis
- Blepharoptosis
- Blepharospasm
- Blind In One Eye
- Blocked Tear Duct
- Blood Clot In Eye
- Blood In Eye
- Blurred Vision
- Buphthalmos
- Cataract
- Choroidal Neovascularization
- Ciliary Body Degeneration
- Color Blindness
- Complications Of Lasik
- Congenital Cranial Nerve 7 Palsy
- Conjunctival Burn
- Conjunctivitis
- Contact Lens Induced Corneal Edema
- Contact Lens Infections
- Contact Lens Related Problems
- Corneal And Conjunctival Tumors
- Corneal Diseases
- Cytomegaloviral Retinitis
- Diabetic Eye Disease
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Diplopia
- Disorders Of The Vitreous
- Dry Eyes
- Ectopia Lentis
- Ectropion
- Entropion
- Epiretinal Membrane
- Esotropia
- Eye Cancer
- Eye Complications Of Wegener
- Eye Inflammation
- Eye Pain
- Eyelid Lesions
- Eyelid Malposition
- Eyelid Trauma
- Eyelid Tumors
- Failed Vision Screening
- Farsightedness
- Floaters
- Foreign Body (CORNEA)
- Fuchs Dystrophy
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Glaucoma
- Grave's Disease
- Growth On Eye
- Herpes Simplex Eye Infections
- Herpes Simplex With Ophthalmic Complication
- Herpes Zoster Eye Infections
- Hypertelorism
- Idiopathic Orbital Inflammatory Disease
- Infectious Retinitis
- Inflammation Of The Eyelid
- Intermediate Uveitis
- Intraocular Tumors
- Iritis
- Keratitis
- Keratoconus
- Laceration Of Eye
- Lacrimal System Trauma
- Legal Blindness
- Lupus Eye Conditions
- Macular Degeneration
- Macular Hole
- Melanoma Of Eye
- Microphthalmos
- Myopia
- Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
- Night Blindness
- Nystagmus
- Ocular Hypertension
- Ocular Inflammatory Diseases
- Ocular Oncology
- Ocular Surface Diseases
- Ophthalmic Trauma
- Optic Nerve Disease
- Optic Neuritis
- Optic Neuropathy
- Optic Neve Hypoplasia
- Orbit Cancer
- Orbital Cellulitis
- Orbital Fractures
- Orbital Inflammatory Syndromes
- Orbital Tumors
- Papilledema
- Pars Planitis
- Presbyopia
- Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma
- Pseudophakia
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- Pterygium
- Punctal Stenosis
- Red Eye
- Refraction For Eyeglasses
- Refractive Amblyopia
- Refractive Errors
- Retinal And Choroidal Tumors
- Retinal Degeneration
- Retinal Detachment
- Retinal Neovascularization
- Retinal Vascular Diseases
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Ruptured Vessel Of Eye
- Scleritis
- Sensitivity To Light
- Sjogrens
- Stargardt Macular Degeneration
- Stevens Johnson Syndrome
- Strabismus
- Stye
- Sudden Vision Loss
- Unexplained Tearing
- Unexplained Vision Loss
- Uveitis
- Uveitis Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Viral Conjunctivitis
- Viral Retinitis
- Vision Loss
- Visual Changes
- Visual Discomfort
- Visual Disturbance
- Visual Field Defects
- Visual Impairment
- Vitreoretinal Disorders
- Xerophthalmia
Procedures I perform
- Accommodating Lens Implant
- Arterial Biopsy
- Astigmatism Lenses
- Cataract Removal
- Complex Cataract Surgery
- Contact Lenses
- Dacryocystorhinostomy
- Diabetic Eye Exam
- Diode Laser Cyclophotocoagulation
- Electroretinogram
- Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy
- Eye Health
- General Eye Care
- Laser Vision Correction
- Microsurgery
- Multifocal Lens Implant
- No Stitch Cataract Surgery
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Prescription Eyeglasses
- Prosthetic Eye
- Punctal Plugs For Dry Eyes
- Refractive Lens Exchange
- Replacement Of Contact Lens
- Retina And Vitreous Surgery
- Soft And Hard Contact Lens Exams
- Strabismus Surgery
- Vision Testing And Screening In Young Children
- Visual Electrophysiology
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
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Select
- United Choice Plus
- Cigna Network Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Signature
- Innovation Health: POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Optimum Choice
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Navigate
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Cigna EPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Choice
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Tricare East Prime
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Tricare for Life East
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Indemnity
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Tricare East Select
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Golden Rule
- I-SNP
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Carefirst EPO
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- D-SNP)
- Virginia Premier
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology
Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine At Chicago (2005)
Residency: Tulane University School of Medicine (2001)
Internship: Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital (1999)
Medical School: Medical College of Nanchang University (1986)