The 20 Best Porphyria Doctors Near Me in Washington, DC

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The 20 Best Porphyria Doctors near Washington, DC

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 24 doctor with experience in Porphyria near Washington, DC. Of these, 24 are Experienced.

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    Experienced in Porphyria
    Dermatology
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Dermatology

    MedStar Health: Dermatology In Washington D.C.

    106 Irving St NW Ste 410 Office, 
    Washington, DC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Freba Farhat is a Dermatologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Farhat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. Her top areas of expertise are Porphyria Cutanea Tarda, Bullous Pemphigoid, Nephrocalcinosis, and Calciphylaxis.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Hematology | Oncology
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Hematology | Oncology

    MedStar Washington Hospital Center

    110 Irving St NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Irina Veytsman is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Veytsman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and Lung Adenocarcinoma.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Experienced in Porphyria

    110 Irving Street Northwest Suite C2149

    110 Irving St NW Ste C2149, 
    Washington, DC 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Aarthi Shenoy is a Hematologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Shenoy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. Her top areas of expertise are Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), Schnitzler Syndrome, Follicular Lymphoma, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

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    Experienced in Porphyria
    Experienced in Porphyria

    MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute At MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

    3800 Reservoir Rd NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Julia Cunningham is an Oncologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Cunningham is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. Her top areas of expertise are Thrombocytopenia, Essential Thrombocythemia, Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia, Pulmonary Embolism, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Experienced in Porphyria

    MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute At MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

    3800 Reservoir Rd NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Craig Kessler is a Hematologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Kessler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. His top areas of expertise are Blood Clots, Hemophilia A, Acquired Hemophilia, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Splenectomy.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Experienced in Porphyria

    MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute At MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

    3800 Reservoir Rd NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Catherine Broome is a Hematologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Broome is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. Her top areas of expertise are Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia, Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Splenectomy.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Internal Medicine

    MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

    3800 Reservoir Rd NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Matthew Coster is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Coster is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. His top areas of expertise are Acute Intermittent Porphyria, Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP), Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), and Acute Kidney Failure.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Family Medicine

    Privia Medical Group LLC

    4910 Massachusetts Ave NW Ste 114, 
    Washington, DC 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    William Condrell is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Condrell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. His top areas of expertise are Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder, and Insomnia.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Internal Medicine
    10 Center Drive Bulding 10, Room 4-5722, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (6.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Maria Mironova is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Mironova is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. Her top areas of expertise are Portal Hypertension, Toxic Megacolon, Cirrhosis, Hypertension, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Internal Medicine

    J. Richard Lilly MD Shaaron R. Towns MD And Associates PC

    5804 Baltimore Ave, 
    Hyattsville, MD 
     (6.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ashley Willis is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hyattsville, Maryland. Dr. Willis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Infection, Fibrocystic Breast Disease, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Familial Hypertension.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Gastroenterology

    Suburban Hospital

    8600 Old Georgetown Rd, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (7.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Theo Heller is a Gastroenterologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Heller is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis D, Hepatitis, Portal Hypertension, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Internal Medicine

    Dept Of Transfusion Medicine/Nih Clinical Center

    10 Center Dr, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (7.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Koh is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Koh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis D, Hepatitis, Portal Hypertension, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Family Medicine

    Telegraph Corner Family Medicine PC

    3111 Telegraph Corner Ln Ste 100, 
    Alexandria, VA 
     (9.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Brian Carty is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Alexandria, Virginia. Dr. Carty is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Hematology Oncology
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Hematology Oncology

    Potomac Oncology & Hematology

    Rockville, MD 
     (11.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. James Xu received a bachelor of science in chemical engineering with a minor in mathematics from Brigham Young University and his medical degree from University of Minnesota. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Yale-New Haven Hospital of Yale University in New Haven, CT, and his hematology and medical oncology fellowship at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia University in New York City. Because of his unique background in engineering and medicine, Dr. Xu was the recipient of the American Society of Clinical Oncology-Conquer Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award in 2011 and Merit Award in 2012. Dr. Xu is a strong advocate of precision medicine and he is the first person to have proposed and preliminarily confirmed the feasibility of using deep sequencing technology to detect genetic mutation in rare cell samples such as circulating tumor cells from cancer patients’ peripheral blood. He has published in peer-reviewed journals in lung, breast, and pancreatic cancers. Dr. Xu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Protein S Deficiency, and Hereditary Resistance to Anti-Vitamin K.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Experienced in Porphyria

    Office

    8503 Arlington Blvd, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (11.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Reid is an Oncologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Reid is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Breast Cancer, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and Salpingo-Oophorectomy.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    8118 Good Luck Rd, 
    Lanham, MD 
     (10.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Elizabeth Fasika is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lanham, Maryland. Dr. Fasika is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Sepsis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Experienced in Porphyria

    Inova Fairfax Hospital Inpatient Rehabilitation

    8081 Innovation Park Dr, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (10.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Najeebah Bade is a Hematologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Bade is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Thrombocytopenia, Saddle Pulmonary Embolism, and Anemia.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Transplant Surgery
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Transplant Surgery

    Inova Fairfax Medical Campus

    3300 Gallows Rd, 
    Falls Church, VA 
     (10.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Zobair Younossi is a Transplant Surgeon in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Younossi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. His top areas of expertise are Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Hepatitis C, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Liver Transplant, and Heart Transplant.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Experienced in Porphyria

    Mid-Atlantic Oncology Hematology LLC

    12210 Plum Orchard Dr Ste 211, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (11.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kashif Ali is an Oncologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Ali is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. His top areas of expertise are Iron Deficiency Anemia, Chronic Familial Neutropenia, Agranulocytosis, and Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia.

    Experienced in Porphyria
    Family Medicine | General Practice
    Experienced in Porphyria
    Family Medicine | General Practice

    Lanham Medical Center PA

    9831 Greenbelt Rd Ste 104, 
    Lanham, MD 
     (12.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Karamjit Kaur is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and General Practice in Lanham, Maryland. Dr. Kaur is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porphyria. Her top areas of expertise are Hereditary Coproporphyria, Variegate Porphyria, Oral Herpes, and Tonsillitis.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Porphyria?

    Porphyrias are a group of rare disorders in which an important part of hemoglobin, called heme, is not made properly. Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. Heme is also found in myoglobin, a protein found in certain muscles.

    When should I see a Porphyria doctor near Washington, DC?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Porphyria doctor near Washington, DC?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Porphyria doctors near Washington, DC?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Porphyria doctors near Washington, DC?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Porphyria doctor near Washington, DC?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Porphyria doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Porphyria doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Porphyria doctor near Washington, DC?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Porphyria doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Porphyria doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Porphyria doctors near Washington, DC?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Porphyria doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Porphyria doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Porphyria doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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