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