About me
Ishita Arya Gambhir, MD, is a board-certified neurologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital specializing in Movement Disorders. Her areas of expertise and interest include Parkinson's Disease, Atypical Parkinsonisms, deep brain stimulator (DBS) programming, Essential Tremor and other forms of tremor, and tics/Tourette's Syndrome. Dr. Gambhir also performs botulinum toxin injections for dystonia, spasticity, sialorrhea and facial nerve disorders (hemifacial spasm, blepharospasm). She sees patients at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and in Mclean, VA.
Dr. Gambhir developed a particular interest for Movement Disorders during her Neurology residency and has a special focus on working with patients and their families to formulate a comprehensive treatment plan. She believes that the management of a neurological condition is not just limited to medications, but rather requires a multi-modal approach to improve quality of life. Dr. Gambhir is a long-time resident of the D.C .Metropolitan area. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and two children and enjoys spending time with her large extended family and friends.
Clinical areas of focus
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Movement Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Cervical Dystonia
- Dyskinesia
- Dystonia
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hypokinetic Movement Disorders
- Movement Disorders
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tourette Syndrome
- Tremor
Procedures I perform
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Cervical Dystonia
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Dystonia Injections
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0540Fax 410-354-4565
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
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TRICARE East Select
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst NASCO
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Basic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Network OA
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- POS OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Sentara Health
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HighMark
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2013)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2011)
Internship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Medical School: University of Maryland-Baltimore (2007)