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