Ami D Patel, MD| Pediatrics | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Feeding Evaluation
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Newborn Initial Hospital Care
- Sleep Disorders
- Vaccinations
- Vision Screening
- Wellness Exams
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Findings On Neonatal Screening
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Tissue Findings
- Acne
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adverse Effects
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergy Status To Drugs And Substances
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Asthma
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Body Mass Index
- Bone Disorders
- Bronchiolitis
- Candidiasis
- Child Speech Disorders
- Choroidal Nevi
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Complications Of Infusion, Transfusion And Injection
- Conditions Of Integument Specific To Newborn
- Conditions Originating In Perinatal Period
- Congenital Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
- Congenital Malformations Of Ear
- Congenital Malformations Of Eyelid, Lacrimal Apparatus And Orbit
- Congenital Malformations Of Face And Neck
- Congenital Malformations Of Larynx
- Congenital Malformations Of Pharynx
- Congenital Malformations Of Skull And Face Bones
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Head, Face, Spine And Chest
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Convulsions
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatitis Due To Substances
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Developmental Delays
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Diseases Of Vocal Cords
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Disorders Of Puberty
- Disorders Of Tooth Development And Eruption
- Eccrine Sweat Disorders
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Erythema Multiforme
- Erythematous Conditions
- Eyelid Disorders
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Feeding Problems In Newborns
- Fever
- Forearm Fracture
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gallbladder Disease
- General Symptoms
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hemolytic Disease Of Newborn
- Herpes
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Hypothermia Of Newborn
- Immunization Not Carried Out And Underimmunization Status
- Impetigo
- Infections Specific To The Perinatal Period
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Intestinal Infections
- Joint Disorder
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Lack Of Coordination
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lymphadenitis
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Nasopharyngitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neutropenia
- Newborn Complications From Labor And Delivery
- Newborn Complications From Maternal Pregnancy
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Newborn Hypoglycemia
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Penis Disorders
- Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Problems Related To Education And Literacy
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Respiratory Conditions
- Respiratory Failure In Newborn
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scarlet Fever
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Fracture
- Skin Thickening
- Sleep Disorders
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Syndactyly
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tooth Loss
- Toxic Effect Of Noxious Food
- Undescended Testicle
- Urological Disorders
- Viral Infection
- Vision Disturbances
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Vulva And Perineum Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Acne Treatment
- Adenoidectomy
- Adhd Evaluation
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Allergic Reaction Treatment
- Anesthetic Injection For Sphenopalatine Ganglion
- Anti-Vegf Injection
- Anxiety Treatment
- Asthma Attack Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Bedwetting Treatment
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Booster Shots
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Cardiovascular Health Promotion
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Child Care
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cidp Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Development Evaluation
- Community Health Education
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Conservatorship Evaluation
- Cystitis Treatment
- Depression Treatment
- Diabetes Management
- Diabetes Treatment
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Disease Prevention
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Ear Piercing
- Ear Tube Insertion
- Eczema Treatment
- Enterocele Repair
- Enuresis Treatment
- Feeding Evaluation
- Fertility Counseling
- Flea Bites Treatment
- Flu Shot
- Food Allergy Treatment
- Foot Sprain Treatment
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Immunization Administration
- Infant Hips Ultrasound
- Infant Nutrition Counseling
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Insect Sting Allergy Treatment
- Lactation Counseling
- Marine Life Envenomation Treatment
- Mental Health Assessment
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Mole Removal
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Neonatal Circumcision
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Initial Hospital Care
- Newborn Subsequent Hospital Care
- Nutrition Counseling
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Ostectomy
- Parenting Classes
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Peer Support Groups
- Pesticide Poisoning Treatment
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Pilates Therapy
- Pink Eye (CONJUNCTIVITIS) Treatment
- Poison Oak Treatment
- Postpartum Care
- Postpartum Counseling
- Prenatal Care
- Prepuce Resection
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Safety And Injury Prevention Counseling
- Safety Planning
- Seizure Treatment
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Skin Phototherapy
- Skin Tag Removal
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Speech Sound Production Evaluation
- Speech Therapy
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Tongue Release
- Tonsillectomy
- Trichiasis Treatment
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Viral Gastroenteritis Treatment
- Vision Screening
- Wart Treatment
- 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
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Navigate
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HighMark
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst NASCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2015)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2012)