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