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 HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- POS OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Navigate
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Sentara Health
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-POS
- Network OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare FFS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Indemnity
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-POS Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- UHC Passport
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Tricare Reserve Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
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Education
Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (2016)
Internship: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (2014)
Medical Education: St. George's University School of Medicine (2013)