Aruni Gunaratne, MD| Pediatrics | MedStar Health
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Aruni Gunaratne

Aruni Gunaratne, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Pediatrics

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Asthma
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Camp Physicals
  • Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
  • Feeding Problems In Toddlers
  • Growth And Development Monitoring
  • Immunization Administration
  • Lactation Counseling
  • Musculoskeletal Injury
  • Nutrition Counseling
  • Pediatric Sick Visit
  • School Physical
  • School Physical
  • Sports Physicals
  • Well Child Exam
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Abnormal Breathing
  • Abnormal Breathing In Newborns
  • Abnormal Findings On Neonatal Screening
  • Acute Bronchiolitis In Infants
  • Acute Sinusitis
  • Acute Tonsillitis In Children
  • Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
  • Allergic Contact Dermatitis
  • Allergic Reactions In Children
  • Allergic Rhinitis
  • Allergies
  • Anemia In Children
  • Arm Injury
  • Arm Pain In Children
  • Asthma
  • Asthma Attack
  • Asthma In Children
  • Asthma Management
  • Atopic Dermatitis (ECZEMA) In Children
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Baby Acne
  • Baby Reflux
  • Bacterial Pneumonia
  • Bedwetting
  • Behavioral Problems
  • Blocked Tear Ducts
  • Blood In Stool
  • Bone Disorders In Children
  • Breastfeeding Difficulties
  • Bronchiolitis
  • Burn Injuries
  • Candidiasis
  • Cellulitis
  • Chest Pain
  • Child Anxiety Disorders
  • Child Asthma
  • Child Constipation
  • Child Speech Problems
  • Child Tantrums
  • Cold And Flu In Children
  • Colic In Infants
  • Common Cold In Children
  • Constipation
  • Cradle Cap
  • Croup
  • Delayed Speech And Language Development
  • Developmental Delays In Toddlers
  • Ear Foreign Body
  • Ear Infections In Children
  • Ear Pain In Children
  • Eczema
  • Enuresis
  • Environmental Allergies
  • Eye Problems In Children
  • Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
  • Feeding Problems In Toddlers
  • Fever In Children
  • Flu In Children
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
  • Growing Pains
  • Hand Foot And Mouth Disease
  • Head Injury
  • Head Lice
  • Headache In Children
  • Health Counseling
  • Hives
  • Impetigo In Children
  • Infection
  • Infectious Mononucleosis
  • Influenza
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Knee Pain In Children
  • Language Developmental Delays
  • Lead Poisoning In Children
  • Learning Disabilities In Children
  • Leg Pain In Children
  • Medically Complex Child
  • Middle Ear Pain
  • Musculoskeletal Injury
  • Nasal Congestion
  • Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
  • Nausea And Vomiting In Kids
  • Newborn Care
  • Newborn Feeding Disorders
  • Nightmares In Children
  • Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
  • Nursemaid's Elbow
  • Nutrition Counseling
  • Obesity In Children
  • Oral Thrush
  • Otitis Externa (SWIMMER'S EAR)
  • Otitis Media
  • Overweight Children
  • Pediatric Allergies
  • Pediatric Anemia
  • Pediatric Sinusitis
  • Pediatric Skin Conditions (E.G. ECZEMA, ACNE)
  • Pink Eye (CONJUNCTIVITIS)
  • Pinworms
  • Pneumonia In Children
  • Poor Appetite In Children
  • Premature Birth
  • Premature Infant
  • Reflux In Infants
  • Roseola
  • Rubella
  • Runny Nose
  • Scabies In Children
  • Scarlet Fever
  • School Physical
  • Sinusitis In Children
  • Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
  • Skin Infections In Children
  • Skin Rashes In Children
  • Speech Disorders
  • Sprains And Strains In Children
  • Strep Throat
  • Swimmer's Ear
  • Testicular Pain
  • Throat Pain
  • Tinea Infections
  • Underimmunization
  • Underweight In Kids
  • Unexplained Fever
  • Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
  • Urticaria
  • Vaccination Concerns
  • Vaccinations For Children
  • Vaginitis
  • Viral Exanthem In Children
  • Viral Infection
  • Vision Problems In Children
  • Vomiting In Children
  • Well Child Exam
  • Whooping Cough (PERTUSSIS)
  • Wound Infections In Children
  • Wrist And Hand Pain
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Procedures I perform

  • Acid Reflux Treatment
  • Annual Well Child Exam
  • Antibiotic Therapy
  • Anxiety Disorder Screening
  • Anxiety Management
  • Asthma Action Plan
  • Asthma Attack Treatment
  • Asthma Medication Management
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
  • Autism Screening And Diagnosis
  • Breastfeeding Assistance
  • Camp Physicals
  • Child Development Guidance
  • Child Developmental Assessment
  • Cholesterol Screening
  • Conjunctivitis Treatment
  • Constipation Education
  • Counseling For Anxiety And Depression
  • Counseling For Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Counseling For Behavioral Issues
  • Counseling For Children
  • Counseling For Chronic Illness
  • Counseling For Developmental Disorders
  • Counseling For Down Syndrome
  • Counseling For Feeding Problems
  • Counseling For Intellectual Disabilities
  • Daycare Physical
  • Developmental Assessments
  • Developmental Delay Diagnosis
  • Developmental Follow-Up
  • Dietary Counseling
  • Growth And Development Monitoring
  • Growth Development Screening
  • Healthy Lifestyle Guidance
  • Immunization Administration
  • Infant Nutrition Counseling
  • Infection Treatment
  • Injury Prevention
  • Lactation Counseling
  • Newborn Care
  • Nutrition And Diet Counseling
  • Pediatric Asthma Management
  • Pediatric Asthma Screening
  • Pediatric Autism Screening
  • Pediatric Nutrition Counseling
  • Pediatric Sick Visit
  • Pediatric Well Visit
  • Physical Activity Counseling
  • Physical Exam For School
  • Safety And Injury Prevention Counseling
  • School Physical
  • Sleep Counseling
  • Sports Physicals
  • Telemedicine Treatment
  • Telemedicine Visit
  • Vaccinations
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Practice locations

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4200 Wisconsin Ave NW
4th Fl
Washington, DC, 20016

202-444-8531

Fax 202-444-7752

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Fax 202-444-7752

3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Washington, DC, 20007

202-877-2147

Fax 202-877-5551

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Fax 202-877-5551

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics

Residency: Duke University Medical Center (2022)

Medical School: Duke University (2015)