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