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Practicing At
Accepting New Patients
Yes
Specialty
Endocrinology
Languages Spoken
English
Provider Background
Areas of Interest
Endocrinology
Hospital Admitting Privileges
Mount Carmel Health System, Fairfield Medical Center
Residency
Mount Carmel Medical Center
Fellowship
Medical University of South Carolina
Titles, Recognitions, Honors, & Awards
Top Doctors List - Columbus Monthly 2023
Previous Organizations & Titles
- American Diabetes Associations
- The Endocrine Society
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Fellow and American College of Endocrinology
Medical School
University of Bucharest, Carol Davila Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Aetna Better Health aka Aetna MyCare
- Aetna Medicare (COPC Senior Health Connect Participant)
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- BCMH
- Buckeye Community Health Plan
- Caresource Marketplace
- Caresource Medicaid
- Cigna
- First Health
- HealthSmart
- Humana Commercial
- Humana Medicare (COPC Senior Health Connect Participant)
- Medicaid
- Medical Mutual of Ohio (MMO)
- Medical Mutual OhioHealth HMO
- Medicare
- MediGold (COPC Senior Health Connect Participant)
- Meritain
- Molina Medicaid - Established Patients Only
- Mt.Carmel Health Partners Trinity Health Plan
- Multiplan
- Ohio Health Choice (OHCP)
- OhioHealthy
- OSCAR Buckeye Health
- OSU Health Plans
- Paramount Medicaid
- PHCS
- PPO Connect
- Railroad Medicare
- Tricare Prime Remote-PCP/SCP Network Plan
- Tricare Standard
- Trinity Health Plan - Aetna Administered
- UMWA
- UnitedHealthcare
- Workers Comp-Federal
- Workers Comp-State
Patient resources
Assem Houssein, MD, FACE
Endocrinology Specialists Lancaster
Male
Endocrinology
University of Bucharest, Carol Davila Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania
American Board of Internal Medicine
English
Mount Carmel Health System, Fairfield Medical Center
Yes
Mount Carmel Medical Center
Medical University of South Carolina
Top Doctors List - Columbus Monthly 2023
- American Diabetes Associations
- The Endocrine Society
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Fellow and American College of Endocrinology