Cristina Mariella Lanata, MD| Rheumatology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Back Pain
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Knee Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Artery Disorders
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Autoimmune Disorders
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Back Pain
- Bone Density Disorder
- Chronic Gout
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatomyositis
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Effects Of Reduced Temperature
- Elbow Pain
- Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Enteropathic Arthritis
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
- General Symptoms
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Gout
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Immunodeficiencies
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lupus Nephritis
- Lymphadenitis
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Myopathies
- Neck Pain
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Orbit Disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Paget's Disease
- Pemphigoid
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Pseudogout
- Psoriasis
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Rheumatoid Vasculitis
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tendinitis
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
Procedures I perform
- Acupuncture
- Arthrocentesis
- Autoimmune Disorder Treatment
- Bone Density Testing
- Bursitis Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDS)
- Electromyography
- Enteropathic Arthritis Treatment
- Ganglion Cyst Treatment
- Giant Cell Arteritis Treatment
- Hand Therapy
- Infusion Therapy
- Joint Mobilization
- Joint Replacement
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Treatment
- Lifestyle Counseling
- Low-Level Laser Therapy
- Massage Therapy
- Muscle Biopsy
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Nerve Block
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Orthotics And Assistive Devices
- Osteotomy
- Pain Rehabilitation
- Phonophoresis
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica Treatment
- Polymyositis Treatment
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Rheumatology Consultation
- Rheumatology Follow-Up
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Sjogrens Syndrome Treatment
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatment
- Tendinitis Treatment
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Trigger Point Injection
- Vasculitis Treatment
- Vasopneumatic Devices
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
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Navigate
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS II
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UHC Passport
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- POS OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Fellowship: University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine (2015)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2013)
Medical School: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Facultad De Medicina Alberto Hurtado (2007)