Amy Candelaria Lee, MD| Obstetrics And Gynecology | MedStar Health
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Amy Candelaria Lee

Amy Candelaria Lee, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.7 out of 5 (256 reviews)

Specialties: Obstetrics And Gynecology

Languages: English

(202) 416-2008

About me

Amy Lee, MD, is a general obstetrician/gynecologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center with office locations in the Women’s Community Health Practice and MedStar at Lafayette Centre. 

Dr. Lee is a generalist who manages a variety of gynecological conditions including but not limited to abnormal uterine bleeding, abnormal pap smears, contraception, and fibroids. In addition to gynecologic care, Dr. Lee also enjoys providng prenatal care and welcoming new babies while on call at MedStar Washington Hospital Center's Labor and Delivery.

In addition to her clinical interests in general gynecology and obstetrics, Dr. Lee is also interested in academic medicine. She is Medical Student Clerkship Director for the Georgetown University Medical School students rotating at Washington Hospital Center for their third year OB/GYN clerkship and acting internship as fourth year students. She is also actively involved in the training of OB/GYN and Internal Medicine residents.

Dr. Lee received her medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences after completing a masters program in physiology from Georgetown University. She then completed four years of specialty residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, affiliated with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.

Dr. Lee is passionate about providing high quality and evidence-based medicine to the women of the region.

Philosophy of Care

“My role as a healthcare provider is to provide the utmost care to my patients. I want to promote a healthy lifestyle and help my patients achieve this goal whether it means managing abnormal bleeding due to fibroids or bringing a new baby to this world.

“I accept all referrals and I look forward to working with referring physicians to provide the best gynecological and obstetrical care for our shared patients.”

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Breast Imaging
  • Abnormal Products Of Conception
  • Abnormal Urine Test Results
  • Abnormalities Of Forces Of Labor
  • Acquired Absence Of Female Genital Organs
  • Bartholin's Gland Diseases
  • Breast Disorders
  • Breast Lump
  • Candidiasis
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Cervix Uteri Disorders
  • Complications Of The Puerperium
  • Diabetes In Pregnancy
  • Disorders Of Amniotic Fluid And Membranes
  • False Labor
  • Female Genital Pain
  • Female Genital Tract Polyp
  • Female Infertility
  • Female Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  • Genitourinary Symptoms
  • Gestational Edema And Proteinuria Management
  • Gestational Hypertension
  • Herpes
  • High Risk Pregnancy
  • Hypertension In Pregnancy, Including Preeclampsia
  • Labor Complications And Umbilical Cord Problems
  • Late Pregnancy
  • Late Pregnancy Complications
  • Leiomyoma Of Uterus
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Cervix Uteri
  • Maternal Care For Fetal Problems
  • Maternal Diseases
  • Menstrual Disorders
  • Multiple Gestations
  • Obstructed Labor
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
  • Ovarian Dysfunction
  • Ovary, Fallopian Tube And Broad Ligament Disorders
  • Perineal Laceration During Delivery
  • Polyhydramnios
  • Postpartum Hemorrhage
  • Pregnancy Hemorrhage
  • Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
  • Pregnancy Nausea
  • Pregnant State
  • Premature Rupture Of Membranes
  • Preterm Labor
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Spontaneous Abortion
  • Tubal Pregnancy
  • Uterine And Vaginal Bleeding Abnormalities
  • Uterine Infections
  • Uterus Problems
  • Uti (URINARY TRACT INFECTION) During Pregnancy
  • Vagina And Vulva Inflammation And Infections
  • Vulva And Perineum Disorders
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Procedures I perform

  • Birth Control And Contraception
  • Cervical Biopsy
  • Cervical Cerclage Removal
  • Cesarean Delivery
  • Colposcopy
  • C-Section
  • Delivery With Vacuum Extraction
  • Electrodesiccation And Curettage
  • Endometrial Ablation
  • Endometrial Biopsy
  • Episiotomy
  • Fetal Monitoring
  • Fetal Ultrasound
  • Gynecologic Laparotomy
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • Intrauterine Device
  • Laparoscopy
  • Mammography
  • Oophorectomy
  • Pap Smear
  • Pelvic Exam
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
  • Pregnancy Ultrasound
  • Pregnancy With Uterine Rupture
  • Prenatal Care
  • Recurrent Miscarriage Treatment
  • Salpingo-Oophorectomy
  • Uterine Ablation
  • Uterine Fibroid Embolization
  • Uterine Fibroid Treatment
  • Vaginal Bleeding Treatment
  • Well Woman Exams
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Practice locations

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106 Irving St NW
POB Ste 4400 North Tower
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-9992

Fax 202-877-8339

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miles away

Fax 202-877-8339

1133 21st St NW
Bldg 2 8th Fl
Washington, DC, 20036

202-416-2000

Fax 202-416-2008

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miles away

Fax 202-416-2008

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.

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2017)

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (2013)

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University (2007)

Hospital affiliations

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.7
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.7
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.7
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.7
  • Feb 8, 2026

    This is my first set of visits with Dr. Lee. I really like her -- she's upbeat, accessible, encouraging, easy to talk to, and empathetic about my situation. I am looking forward to working with her going forward.

  • Dec 14, 2025

    DR.Lee is the best.She listens to your concerns and takes good care of the problem. I am glad that I found a doctor who gets me and hears my concerns.

  • Oct 24, 2025

    Dr. Lee is excellent in terms of knowledge and compassion for patients.