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
- 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
5454 Wisconsin Ave
11th Fl
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Beech Street PPO
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare FFS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice Fund PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-HMO
- POS OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Navigate
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Student Resources
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
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)