About me
Malady Kodgi, MD, is a senior attending physician in the at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center and an attending physician at the National Rehabilitation Hospital. He is also a member of the Pain Committee, working to ensure inpatient pain satisfaction.
As a pain management specialist, Dr. Kodgi specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of spine, joint and musculoskeletal pain. He sees patients for radiculitis, lumbar stenosis, lumbar radiculitis, disc disease, chronic low back pain, facet joint pain, and back pain related to strains, sprains, and the sciatic nerve. Dr. Kodgi works closely with doctors at the MedStar Orthopedic Institute of Georgetown to provide care for all of these conditions. In order to provide a comprehensive approach to care, he coordinates with orthopedic physicians to create a care plan that best fits the needs of each individual patient.
Treatment methods used by Dr. Kodgi include epidural injections, transforaminal injections, radiofrequency ablation, joint injections, trigger point injections, bursitis injections, ablation and spinal stimulation. Additionally, he utilizes sympathetic blocks, celiac plexus blocks, impar blocks, and trigger point injections.
Dr. Kodgi received his medical degree at Kasturba Medical College and completed a residency and board certification in orthopedic medicine at Mangalore University in India. He then arrived in New York, where he completed a general surgery internship at the Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in New York City. Dr. Kodgi joined the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital at the Georgetown University Medical Center for residency training in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Finally, he completed fellowship training in pain management at MedStar Washington Hospital Center before joining the staff full-time.
Philosophy of Care
“My primary goal is to improve function for my patients and reduce the burden on their bodies by using the least amount of medical intervention necessary. I believe in providing honest and practical care. In order for my patients to understand their diagnosis and treatment options, I communicate based on a foundation of transparency. I view myself as an extension of care. I provide appropriate consultations and interventions that help treat pain in addition to the care an individual is currently receiving.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthritis
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Facet Joint Radiofrequency Ablation
- Fibromyalgia
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Nerve Block
- Neuropathic Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Sciatica
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Stenosis
- Trigger Point Injection
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Pelvic Pain
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Back Pain
- Bone Cancer Pain
- Bone Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spine Injury
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Facial Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Headache
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Injury
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Strain
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neuropathic Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Peripheral Nerve Damage
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Sacral Spine Injury
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Soft Tissue Injury
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Thumb Synovitis
- Visceral Pain
Procedures I perform
- Alcohol Detoxification
- Auriculotemporal Nerve Block For Headache
- Biofeedback
- Botox Injection For Spasmodic Dysphonia
- Botox Injections For Pain
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervicogenic Headache
- Chronic Cluster Headache
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Pain In Young Adults
- Chronic Pain Management For Children
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Discogram
- Dopamine Therapy
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Epidural Blood Patch For Csf Leak
- External Application Of A Cold Stimulus Headache
- Facet Joint Radiofrequency Ablation
- Facial Pain
- Flexibility Exercises
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Geriatric Care Management
- Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
- Graston Technique
- Heat Therapy
- Hypnosis
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Kyphoplasty
- Liver Transplant For Substance Abuse
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Migraine With Aura
- Morphine Pump Implantation
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Pain And Addiction
- Pain And Cognitive Function
- Pain Medication Management
- Pain Medicine Consultation
- Pain Medicine Evaluation
- Pain Rehabilitation
- Palliative Care
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Phantom Pain
- Primary Headache Associated With Sexual Activity
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Reproductive Medicine
- Short-Lasting Unilateral Neuralgiform Headache With Cranial Autonomic Features
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Steroid Minimization
- Stress Management For Mental Health
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
- Tension-Type Headache
- Treatment For Sleep Disturbances
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Trigger Point Injection
- Visian Icl
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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HighMark
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Network OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- First Health PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- OA Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Passport
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
Education
Board Certification: ,
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2000)
Residency: Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital (1999)
Internship: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center (1996)
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College Manipal (1991)