Ajeet Gomathy Vinayak, MD| Pulmonary Medicine, Neurocritical care | MedStar Health
Ajeet Gomathy Vinayak

Ajeet Gomathy Vinayak, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (273 reviews)

Specialties: Pulmonary Medicine, Neurocritical care, Critical Care Medicine

Languages: English

About me

As a Board Certified/Board eligible critical care physician, all conditions requiring intensive care in the medical, surgical, or neurosciences ICU are treated.

Clinical areas of focus

  • Lung Cancer Screening
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Asthma
  • Chronic Cough
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Circadian Rhythm Disorder
  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
  • Dyspnea
  • Emphysema
  • Hypoxia
  • Narcolepsy
  • Pneumonia
  • Pneumothorax
  • Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder
  • Sleep Disorders
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Procedures I perform

  • Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
  • Home Sleep Apnea Test
  • Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
  • Idiopathic Hypersomnia Treatment
  • Lung Cancer Screening
  • Polysomnography
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Shift Work Sleep Disorder Treatment
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
Washington, DC, 20007

202-295-0552

Fax 877-286-1492

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Fax 877-286-1492

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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • CareFirst EPO
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • CIGNA PPO
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • Optimum Choice
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Employee Health Plan
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • Choice POS
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • IH-POS Plus
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • UHC Passport
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Sentara Health
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • Navigate
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • IH-Open HMO
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • IH-HMO
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Network OA
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • First Health PPO
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • IH-POS
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • First Health PPO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Medicare Direct
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • HighMark
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Medicare FFS
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • IH-Open POS II
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • POS OA
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Aetna HMO
    • United Student Resources
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • IH-PPO
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • OA Plus
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • Aetna Basic
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • Choice POS II
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Erickson Advantage Plans

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

Fellowship: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (2004)

Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2001)

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1997)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Dec 23, 2025

    Dr. Vinayak is a very good and he explains everything very good and in plain English so I can understand.

  • May 28, 2025

    Dr. Vinayak is very thoughtful and explains all in understanding English.

  • Mar 4, 2025

    Dr. Vinayak is a great doctor and I tell all my friends.