Angus B. Worthing, MD, FACP, FACR

Dr. Worthing is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Minnesota Medical School, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society and received the Medical Student Achievement Award. He completed internship and residency in Internal Medicine in 2006 and rheumatology fellowship in 2008 at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC. He also received multiple honors including the Medical Humanities Award and nominations for the String of Pearls Award, given by Georgetown university medical students for excellence in teaching. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center. 

Dr. Worthing has an interest in public policy. He served as chairman of the American College of Rheumatology’s Government Affairs Committee, helping to lead the advocacy agenda for rheumatology on Capitol Hill and at federal agencies like Medicare and the FDA. He also chairs the Public Policy Education Committee of the Rheumatism Society of the District of Columbia, for which he served as president in 2010. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American College of Rheumatology. He is a member of the American Medical Association and the American College of Physicians. 

Dr. Worthing has been repeatedly recognized as a “Top Doctor” by Washingtonian Magazine and Northern Virginia Magazine.

Dr. Worthing enjoys spending time with his family, playing tennis, and following Minnesota sports. In addition to English, he is fluent in Spanish.

Accepting patients at our Chevy Chase and Washington, D.C. facilities. The minimum age group accepted is 16 years.

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“Dr. Worthing spent an extraordinary amount of time asking questions and learning my medical history. I was extremely reassured and impressed.”

Sherry J.

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