Nitika Paudel, MD PhD| Radiation Oncology | MedStar Health
About me
Nitika Paudel, MD, PhD, is a radiation oncologist in the Department of Radiation Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is passionate about improving patient outcomes with collaboration, patient education, and clinical research. Dr. Paudel specializes in:
- Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy
- Intensity and volumetric-modulated radiation therapy
- Image-guided radiation therapy
- Stereotactic body radiation therapy
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Proton therapy
- High dose rate brachytherapy
Dr. Paudel is currently an active member of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, American College of Radiation Oncology, Chicago Radiologic Society, and several other groups. She has been published in several prestigious scientific journals, including Surgical Oncology, Practical Radiation Oncology, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, and Journal of Virology.
Dr. Paudel’s main areas of clinical expertise include:
- Lung and Thoracic malignancies
- Breast malignancies
- Gynecological malignancies
- Head and neck malignancies
- Lymphomas/leukemia
- Palliative oncology
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Testicular Cancer
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Tumor
- Anal Cancer
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Carcinoma
- Brain Tumor
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Cutaneous Melanoma
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes In The Neck
- Esophagus Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Hodgkin Disease
- Kidney Cancer
- Larynx Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Cervix Uteri
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spine
- Mesothelioma
- Metastatic Brain Cancer
- Metastatic Cancer
- Metastatic Carcinoma To Bone
- Metastatic Carcinoma To Liver
- Metastatic Lung Cancer
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Osteoarthritis
- Penile Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Rectal Cancer
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Spine Tumor
- Stomach Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Throat Cancer
- Tonsil Cancer
- Urinary Tract Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
Procedures I perform
- Brachytherapy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Cancer Treatment
- Clinical Trials Participation
- Cyberknife
- Endobronchial Brachytherapy
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Radiation
- Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
- Geriatric Care Management
- Gynecologic Cancer Radiation
- Head And Neck Cancer Radiation Treatment
- High Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- Image-Guided Brachytherapy
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy For Prostate Cancer
- Lymphoma Management
- Mammosite Brachytherapy
- Ocular Melanoma Treatment
- Phototherapy For Jaundice
- Prostate Cancer
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Radiation Dosimetry Calculation
- Radiation Oncology Consultation
- Radiation Oncology Follow-Up
- Radiation Therapy
- Special Dosimetry
- Telemedicine Visit
- Testicular Tumor Prevention
- Therapeutic Radiology Simulation
- Total Body Irradiation
- Total Skin Electron Therapy
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Tumor Localization
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
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
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Navigate
- CareFirst Administrators
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- TRICARE for Life East
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UHC Passport
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare FFS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2019)
Internship: Weiss Memorial Hospital GME (2015)
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine/Science (2014)