Ava M Port, MD| Obesity and Weight Management Nutrition, Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Ava Port sees patients at the following addresses:
3800 Reservoir Rd. NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center, 6th floor
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-687-2818
Fax: 877-485-1479
5454 Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 1100
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
Phone: 202-687-2818
Fax: 877-485-1479
Clinical areas of focus
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Obesity
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Weight Management Program
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Endocrine Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Postprocedural Complications
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Disease Prevention And Education
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Bone Density Testing
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Enterectomy
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Glucose Control Management
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopause
- Hormone Therapy For Pituitary Disorders
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Disease Prevention And Education
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Prevention And Education
- Thyroidectomy
- Weight Management Program
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-687-2818Fax 877-485-1479
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
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Beech Street PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- OA Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS II
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Blue Choice Advantage
- POS OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Basic
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Navigate
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Administrators
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Fellowship: Boston University Medical Center (2012)
Fellowship: Boston Medical Center (2010)
Residency: Boston University Medical Center (2009)
Internship: Boston University Medical Center (2007)
Medical School: University Of Medicine & Dentistry Of New Jersey (2006)