About me
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Philosophy of care
Dr. Iqbal's philosophy of care includes devoting all of her attention to her patients because she believes that listening to and gaining a thorough understanding of the patient is the key to diagnosis and successful management. Dr. Iqbal is actively involved in the diagnosis and management of high-risk pregnancies, as well as providing prenatal diagnosis with genetic counseling, ultrasound and amniocentesis. She takes interest in treating patients with high-risk issues, such as intrauterine growth restriction, chronic hypertension, diabetes mellitus, second trimester losses and other medical complications that require close surveillance during pregnancy. She lets her patients know that she is dedicated to their well being and has the experience and expertise to provide proper education and treatment of their condition. Dr. Iqbal considers the most rewarding part of her job to be delivering a baby after supporting the mother throughout her high-risk pregnancy. It is Dr. Iqbal's goal as a maternal-fetal medicine subspecialist to provide each patient with her utmost attention, making sure each patient has the opportunity to voice their concerns.
Academic background
Sara N. Iqbal, MD, is the Division Chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) and Program Director for MFM and the MFM/Genetics Fellowship, MedStar Washington Hospital Center. In addition, she is a clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ob/Gyn), Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Dr. Iqbal specializes in high-risk pregnancy. She is actively involved in the diagnosis and management of high-risk pregnancies such as diabetes, hypertension, intrauterine growth restriction, preterm labor, history of premature delivery and other medical complications that require close surveillance during pregnancy. Services she provides to her patients include comprehensive ultrasound screening, amniocentesis and genetic counseling.
Dr. Iqbal completed her medical school education at Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi, Pakistan. She then completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC, and pursued further specialization in high-risk obstetrics with the completion of a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. During her fellowship, Dr. Iqbal studied human immunodeficiency virus in pregnancy and intrauterine growth restriction.
Medical education and research development also interest Dr. Iqbal. She is the chair of the Ob/Gyn Research Development and Review (RDR) Committee, and she supervises the monthly RDR meetings at MedStar Washington and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. In addition, she is the director for the High-Risk Obstetrics Conferences and Morbidity and Mortality Conferences at MedStar Washington. She also serves on the committees for graduate medical education, Ob/Gyn residency education and Ob/Gyn practice.
Dr. Iqbal reviews manuscripts for the American Journal of Perinatology, the American Journal of Perinatology Reports, and the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, and the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Iqbal is a fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She is board certified in both Ob/Gyn and maternal-fetal medicine. To further her knowledge and collaborations with other professionals, she maintains memberships in the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
Research interests
Dr. Iqbal's research interests include the following
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Insufficiency
- Fetal Growth Restriction
- Hypertension In Pregnancy, Including Preeclampsia
- Placental Disorders
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
- Preterm Labor
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Antenatal Screening Abnormalities
- Cervical Insufficiency
- Cervix Uteri Disorders
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- False Labor
- False Labor Pain
- Fetal Growth Restriction
- Gestational Hypertension
- High Risk Pregnancy
- Hypertension In Pregnancy, Including Preeclampsia
- Labor Complications And Umbilical Cord Problems
- Late Pregnancy Complications
- Maternal Care For Fetal Problems
- Maternal Diseases
- Maternal Infections
- Multiple Gestations
- Obstetric Trauma
- Placental Disorders
- Polyhydramnios
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
- Pregnancy Nausea
- Premature Placenta Separation
- Premature Rupture Of Membranes
- Preterm Labor
- Uterine Prolapse
- Uti (URINARY TRACT INFECTION) During Pregnancy
Procedures I perform
- Cesarean Delivery
- Fetal Monitoring
- Pregnancy Ultrasound
- Prenatal Care
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW Perinatal Center Ste 108 South Tower Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-6093Fax 202-877-8695
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
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Navigate
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Basic
- Medicare Direct
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- POS OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Network OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UHC Passport
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Medicare FFS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Student Resources
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
Education
Board Certification:
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (2008)
Residency: Howard University Hospital (2005)
Medical School: Dow University Of Health Sciences (1996)