Ava M Port, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Obesity and Weight Management Nutrition | 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
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- 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
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Breast Disorders
- 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 Hormone Level Testing
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Bone Density Testing
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- 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
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Medication Administration And Management
- 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
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Navigate
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Direct
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Sentara Health
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HighMark
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- POS OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA EPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
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)