Carol Deane Benedict, MD| Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Rheumatology | MedStar Health
About me
Carol Benedict, MD, is a rheumatologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Benedict received her medical degree at George Washington University School of Medicine. She then completed a residency and fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Benedict is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthrocentesis
- Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDS)
- Gout
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatment
- Temporal Arteritis
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
- Vasculitis Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Autoimmune Disorders
- Autoinflammatory Syndrome
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Behcet's Disease
- Bone Density Disorder
- Chronic Gout
- Chronic Gouty Arthritis
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- Dermatomyositis
- Discoid Lupus
- Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Enteropathic Arthritis
- Enthesopathies
- Episcleritis
- Gout
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Joint Disorder
- Lupus Nephritis
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Myopathies
- Neck Pain
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteopenia
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polyarticular Arthritis
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Pseudogout
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Pulmonary Vasculitis
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Of Hand
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Rheumatoid Vasculitis
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Spondylitis
- Spondylopathies
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Temporal Arteritis
- Uveitis
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
- Vasculitis Of The Kidneys
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Biologic Therapy For Rheumatologic Diseases
- Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDS)
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injection
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatment
- Vasculitis Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 6th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Navigate
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Network OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HighMark
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Beech Street PPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA EPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2014)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2012)
Medical School: George Washington University (2009)