Namratha Turlapati, MD| Ophthalmology | MedStar Health
About me
Namratha Turlapati, MD, is a board certified ophthalmologist whose practice is dedicated to adult comprehensive ophthalmology and pediatric ophthalmology. She has additional fellowship specialty training in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus. She sees patients for adult and pediatric strabismus, amblyopia, blocked tear ducts, cataracts, diabetes, and macular degeneration.
Dr. Turlapati takes a comprehensive approach to the treatment of these complications through the use of medical and surgical techniques, aiming to optimize the safety of patients when any kind of surgery is necessary. Her clinical interests include medical and surgical management of adult and pediatric strabismus, cataract, and refractive surgery. Her research interests include retinopathy of prematurity.
Dr. Turlapati received her medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School before doing an internship program at the University of Illinois-Chicago. She then completed residency training at the Medical College of Wisconsin and a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology at Children's National Medical Center.
Philosophy of Care
"My practice is very comprehensive. I see patients of all ages, beginning with newborns. My intention is to treat every patient as if they were a family member. It is important to me that my patients feel informed about their conditions and their treatment options. Through conversation, I create a safe space, where my patients feel comfortable and put their trust in me.
I take a thoughtful approach to the diagnosis and medical needs of my patients. For this reason, I counsel my patients in treatment options that are the safest and fastest ways to improve their vision."
Clinical areas of focus
- Dry Eyes
- Keratoconus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Allergic Conjunctivitis
- Astigmatism
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Blepharitis
- Blind Spots
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Blurred Vision
- Brain Disorders
- Cataract Formation
- Cataract In Children
- Cataracts
- Chalazion
- Choroid Disorders
- Choroidal Neovascularization
- Choroiditis
- Chronic Dry Eye
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Glaucoma
- Congenital Malformations Of Eye
- Congenital Malformations Of Eyelid, Lacrimal Apparatus And Orbit
- Congenital Malformations Of Posterior Segment Of Eye
- Corneal Abrasion
- Corneal Edema
- Corneal Ulcers
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Diabetes Mellitus Due To Underlying Condition
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Double Vision
- Dry Eyes
- Ectropion
- Entropion
- Epiretinal Membrane
- Episcleritis
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eye Floaters
- Eye Infections
- Eye Irritation
- Eye Strain
- Eye Trauma
- Eyelid Disorders
- Eyelid Ptosis
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Farsightedness
- Floaters
- Globe Rupture
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Intraoperative And Postprocedural Complications Of Eye
- Keratoconus
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Lazy Eye
- Lens Dislocation
- Low Vision
- Macular Edema
- Nearsightedness
- Nystagmus
- Ocular Hypertension
- Optic Nerve Damage
- Orbit Disorders
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Pinguecula
- Postprocedural States
- Presbyopia
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Pterygium
- Ptosis
- Refractive Errors
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Uveitis
- Visual Field Defects
- Vitreomacular Adhesion
- Vitreous Body Disorders
- Vitreous Detachment
- Vitreous Hemorrhage
Procedures I perform
- Amniotic Membrane Transplantation
- Angiography
- Anti-Vegf Injection
- Autorefraction
- Batten Disease Treatment
- Best Disease Treatment
- Canalicular Laceration Repair
- Chalazion Excision
- Chalazion Removal
- Choroidal Melanoma Treatment
- Ciliary Body Tumor Treatment
- Closure Of Lacrimal Punctum
- Cogan's Syndrome Treatment
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Corneal Foreign Body Removal
- Distichiasis Treatment
- Eales Disease Treatment
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Endophthalmitis Treatment
- Enucleation
- Epi-Lasik
- Eye Discharge Treatment
- Eye Infection Treatment
- Eyelid Reconstruction
- Fundus Photography
- Giant Cell Arteritis Treatment
- Hyperopia Correction
- Hyphema Treatment
- Iluvien Implant
- Iol Exchange
- Keratitis Treatment
- Kjer's Dominant Optic Atrophy Treatment
- Lacrimal Gland Surgery
- Lacrimal Punctal Occlusion
- Laser-Assisted Subepithelial Keratomileusis
- Lasik
- Lazy Eye Treatment
- Low Vision Rehabilitation
- Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Treatment
- Neuro-Behcet's Disease Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuro-Endocrine Disorder Treatment
- Neuro-Rheumatologic Disease Treatment
- Ocular Coherence Tomography Angiography
- Ophthalmic Biometry
- Ophthalmic Ultrasound
- Optic Nerve Imaging
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Orbital Abscess Treatment
- Orbital Cellulitis Treatment
- Orbital Tumor Treatment
- Orthoptic Evaluation
- Ozurdex Implant
- Panuveitis Treatment
- Papilledema Treatment
- Paraneoplastic Syndrome Treatment
- Pediatric Cataract Surgery
- Pediatric Uveitis Treatment
- Pellucid Marginal Degeneration Treatment
- Phacoemulsification
- Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (PION) Treatment
- Posterior Vitreous Detachment Treatment
- Probing Of Nasolacrimal Duct
- Pseudotumor Cerebri Treatment
- Ptosis Repair
- Pupilloplasty
- Red Eye Treatment
- Refractive Implant Surgery
- Refractive State Determination
- Retinal Vein Occlusion Treatment
- Retinoblastoma Treatment
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity Treatment
- Sarcoid Uveitis Treatment
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Slt Laser Treatment
- Socket Reconstruction
- Specular Microscopy
- Strabismus Surgery With Previous Eye Surgery
- Strabismus Surgery With Scarring
- Strabismus Surgery With Vertical Muscle
- Synechiae Treatment
- Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment
- Tonometry
- Transpupillary Thermotherapy
- Transverse Myelitis Treatment
- Trichiasis Treatment
- Ultrasonography
- Uveitic Glaucoma Treatment
- Wavefront Analysis
- Wolfram Syndrome Treatment
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
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Network OA
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-HMO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Sentara Health
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Direct
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HighMark
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center (2017)
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin (2015)
Internship: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medical (2012)
Medical School: Northwestern University (2011)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Failure of Goniosurgery associated with Sturge Weber Syndrome. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2020 Nov;57(6):384-387. Helen H. Yeung, Steven A Kane, Namratha Turlapati, Jane Song Nzuna, David Walton.
Perioperative Management of Pediatric Glaucoma Surgery. Int Ophthalmol Clin 2020 ;60(3):135-140. Helen H. Yeung, Alaa S. Bou Ghannam, Namratha Turlapati, David Walton.
I Have a Bump. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2018 Sep;55(5):284. Namratha Turlapati.