Amar Prakash Dave, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Internal Medicine
Languages: English
About me
Additional language: Gujarati (Indo-Aryan language)
Areas of clinical interest
- Lifestyle medicine: Applying evidence-based behavioral interventions to prevent, treat, and manage chronic diseases
- Preventive care for adults age 18 and older
Philosophy of care
“As a diplomat of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine, my goal is to be a coach for motivated patients to address the root cause of their chronic diseases by focusing on the central pillars of lifestyle medicine such as nutrition, physical activity, stress reduction, restorative sleep, and positive psychology to treat and reverse diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. Medications are used as an adjunct only whenever possible.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Cough
- Diabetes Management
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Physical Exams
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Sore Throat Management
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood Glucose Levels
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Acne
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anemia
- Anxiety
- Asthma
- Bleeding Disorders
- Claudication
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Cough
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Deficiency Of Essential Nutrients
- Diseases Of Vocal Cords
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Symptoms
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- High Cholesterol
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Male Impotence
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Palpitations
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Shoulder Burns
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Subcortical Infarction
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tendinous Disorders
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- Advance Directive Planning
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Management
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Chronic Cough Management
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Diabetes Management
- Diagnostic Mammography
- Dietary Counseling
- Electrocardiogram
- Exercise Plan
- Flu Shot
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Glucose Control Management
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- In-Office Laboratory Testing
- Labs And Blood Work
- Lipid Profile
- Mammography
- Meditation And Mindfulness
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Motivational Interviewing
- Nutrition Counseling
- Pain Medication Management
- Physical Activity Counseling
- Physical Exams
- Preventive Action
- Preventive Medicine Counseling
- Psa Testing
- Routine Checkup
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sleep Hygiene Counseling
- Sore Throat Management
- Sports Physicals
- Tobacco Cessation
- Travel Health
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Vital Sign Monitoring
- Weight Management Program
- Wellness Exams
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 VA Exchange
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Network OA
- Choice POS II
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare Direct
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- OA Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Employee Health Plan
- United Student Resources
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Navigate
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- IH-EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UHC Passport
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency Program: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (2016)
Internship Program: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine (2013)