Ava M Port, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Obesity and Weight Management Nutrition | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Ava Port sees patients at the following addresses:
3800 Reservoir Rd. NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center, 6th floor
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-687-2818
Fax: 877-485-1479
5454 Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 1100
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
Phone: 202-687-2818
Fax: 877-485-1479
Clinical areas of focus
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Obesity
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Weight Management Program
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Endocrine Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Postprocedural Complications
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Disease Prevention And Education
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Bone Density Testing
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Enterectomy
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Glucose Control Management
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopause
- Hormone Therapy For Pituitary Disorders
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Disease Prevention And Education
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Prevention And Education
- Thyroidectomy
- Weight Management Program
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-687-2818Fax 877-485-1479
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
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Network OA
- OA Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HighMark
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Fellowship: Boston University Medical Center (2012)
Fellowship: Boston Medical Center (2010)
Residency: Boston University Medical Center (2009)
Internship: Boston University Medical Center (2007)
Medical School: University Of Medicine & Dentistry Of New Jersey (2006)