Venkata Laavanya Divakaruni, MD| Family Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Preventive care
- Women’s health
- Managing chronic conditions
- Adolescent health
Philosophy of care
“My goal is to build long-lasting, trusting relationships with my patients and provide comprehensive care to individuals and families.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Hypertension
- Respiratory Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Back Pain
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Body Region Injury
- Breast Inflammation
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chest Pain
- Chlamydia
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Contact With Hazardous Health Exposures
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
- Depressive Episode
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Eating Disorders
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Enthesopathies
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Failure
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hives
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Incontinence
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Ingrown Toenail
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Laryngitis
- Leg Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Menstrual Cramps
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Strain
- Nail Disorders
- Nausea
- Neck Pain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Overactive Bladder
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Painful Urination
- Penis Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pneumonia
- Postnasal Drip
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Proteinuria
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Rash
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rectal Pain
- Respiratory Disorders
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scabies
- Sciatica
- Shingles
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Spondylopathies
- Sprains And Strains
- Stomach Flu
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Strep Throat
- Superficial Mycoses
- Tendinitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Testicular Pain
- Thyroid Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Tuberculosis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Uterine Fibroids
- Vaginal Itching
- Vaginitis
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vertigo
- Viral Warts
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vomiting
- Weight Loss
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Yeast Infection
Procedures I perform
- Allergen Immunotherapy
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Birth Control
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Breast Exam
- Breathing Treatments
- Cervical Biopsy
- Cervix Dilation
- Cholesterol Screening
- Cold And Flu Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- Copd Management
- Depression Treatment
- Destruction Of Benign Lesions
- Diabetes Screening
- Diet Counseling
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Ekg (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM)
- EKG Interpretation
- Flu Shot Administration
- Food Allergy Treatment
- Foreign Body Removal From Ear
- Foreign Body Removal From Skin
- Geriatric Care
- Gynecological Examination
- Health Maintenance Exam
- HIV Testing And Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hospice Care Referral
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Infection Treatment
- Infectious Disease Treatment
- Injections For Pain Relief
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Pap Smear
- Physical Performance Test
- Physical Therapy Referral
- School Physicals
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Skin Tag Removal
- Suture Removal
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vision Screening
- Women's Health Exam
- Wound Repair
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
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- HighMark
- Choice POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- POS OA
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Navigate
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Student Resources
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- OA Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine
Residency Program: University of Maryland Medical Center (2023)
Internship Program: University of Maryland Medical Center (2021)
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (2020)