About me
Dr. Dwyer is a member of the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute and specializes in:
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthritis
- Gout
- Myositis
- 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
- Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Blood Test
- 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
- CAREFIRST
Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
HealthyBlue PPO
Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
CareFirst NASCO
CareFirst Administrators
Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
Carefirst EPO
CareFirst MedStar PPO
CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- ANTHEM BCBS OF VA
Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- HUMANA MILITARY (TRICARE EAST)
Tricare East Prime
Tricare East Select
Tricare Reserve Select
Tricare for Life East
- CIGNA HEALTH CARE
Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
Cigna Preferred Medicare
Cigna Choice Fund PPO
Cigna HMO Open Access
Cigna POS/Network POS
Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
Cigna Indemnity
Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
Cigna EPO
Cigna Network Open Access
Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AETNA
Aetna HMO
Innovation Health: PPO
Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
Innovation Health: Indemnity
Innovation Health: Open POS II
Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
Innovation Health: POS Plus
Aetna Student Health Insurance
Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
Innovation Health: POS
Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UNITED HEALTHCARE (UHC)
United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
United Erickson Advantage Plans
United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
United Choice Plus
United MD IPA (HMO)
UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
United Select Plus (POS)
United Navigate
United Mamsi Life & Health
United Golden Rule
United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
United Core Essential (HMO)
United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
United Choice
I-SNP
United Optimum Choice
United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
United Student Resources
United AARP Medicare Complete
D-SNP)
United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- POLICE AND FIRE CLINIC (PFC, INC.)
Police and Fire Clinic
- KAISER PERMANENTE
Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
Kaiser Select-Added Choice
Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
Kaiser Medicare Plus
Kaiser Flexible Choice
Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
Kaiser Select
Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
Kaiser Signature
Virginia Premier
- MEDICAID (MD, DC, VA)
Medicaid - Virginia
Medicaid - District of Columbia
Medicaid - Maryland
- MEDICARE
Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- CHOICE CARE NETWORK/HUMANA
Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE
HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
HumanaChoice PPO
- MEDSTAR FAMILY CHOICE
MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- WELLPOINT MARYLAND
WellPoint Maryland
- PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC. (PHCS)
Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (HSCSN)
Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- VETERAN'S AFFAIRS COMMUNITE CARE NETWORK (VA CCN)
Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- BEECH STREET
Beech Street PPO
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND HEALTH PARTNERS
Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AMERIGROUP
WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- COVENTRY HEALTH NETWORK
Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
First Health PPO
Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CAREFIRST
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1993)
Residency: National Capital Consortium Graduate Medical Education (1991)
Internship: Oakland Naval Hospital (1986)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1985)
Awards
- American College of Physicians, Fellow
- American College of Rheumatology, Fellow
- District of Columbia Rheumatism Society, Member
- Dept. Head, Rheumatology, National Naval Medical Center 1995-2009
- Director of Medical Services, USNS Comfort, 1999-2003 Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, 2003-2009