Evgenia Gourgari, MD| Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Evgenia Gourgari sees patients at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar St. Mary's Hospital and MedStar Montgomery Medical Center in Olney. She is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric endocrinology. Call 202-295-0547 to schedule an appointment.
Clinical areas of focus
- Diabetes Treatment
- Growth Development Disorder Treatment
- Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Klinefelter Syndrome Treatment
- Pubertal Development Disorder Treatment
- Puberty Delay Treatment
- Turner Syndrome Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Cushing Syndrome
- Delayed Puberty
- Diabetes (TYPE 1)
- Disorders Of Puberty
- Endocrine Disorders
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Obesity
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 2 Diabetes
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Gland Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal-Related Disorder Treatment
- Bone Density Study
- Bone Density Testing
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) Treatment
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing's Disease Treatment
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Diabetes Treatment
- Diabetes-Related Complication Treatment
- Glucose Control Management
- Growth Development Disorder Treatment
- Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatment
- Growth Hormone Excess Treatment
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Insulin-Related Disorder Treatment
- Klinefelter Syndrome Treatment
- Pancreatic Function Tests
- Parathyroid Gland Disorder Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Prader-Willi Syndrome Treatment
- Prader-Willi Syndrome-Related Disorder Treatment
- Prolactinoma Treatment
- Pubertal Development Assessment
- Pubertal Development Disorder Treatment
- Puberty Delay Treatment
- Puberty-Related Disorder Treatment
- Sex Development Disorder Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid-Related Disorder Treatment
- Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Suppression
- Turner Syndrome Treatment
- Turner Syndrome-Related Disorder 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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Sentara Health
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Navigate
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS
- IH-POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- POS OA
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UHC Passport
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology
Residency: Nicklaus Children's Hospital (2010)
Medical School: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2002)
Awards
- 2019: Most Outstanding Scientific Abstract Award, MedStar Health-Georgetown University Research Symposium
- 2019: Oral presentation for the abstract “Effect of metformin on HDL proteome in youth with T1DM”, PAS conference 2019, Baltimore, MD
- 2018: Oral presentation for the abstract “Low cholesterol efflux capacity and abnormal lipoprotein particles in youth with type 1 diabetes”, ACTS conference 2018, Washington DC
- 2017: Oral presentation for the abstract “Youth with type 1 diabetes have atherogenic lipoprotein particles which correlate with low insulin sensitivity”, ACTS conference 2017, Washington DC
- 2015: Scholarship Award to attend the GHUCCTS Master Program of Science in Clinical and
- Translational Research.
- 2013: Special acknowledgment at the Presidential Poster Reception at Pediatric Endocrine Society Meeting “Catch up growth in pediatric patients after successful treatment of Cushings syndrome due to adrenal or pituitary tumor”.
- 2012: The Endocrine Society travel award at ENDO
- 2012: Outstanding Abstract Award Winner at ENDO: "A novel method for metabolic classification of polycystic ovary syndrome".
- 2012: Presidential Poster Competition Award at ENDO 2012: “A novel method for metabolic classification of polycystic ovary syndrome".
- 2012: NICHD Fellows Intramural Grants Supplement (FIGS) Award