About me
Carlos Garcia, MD, is the director of PET/CT Imaging. Dr. Garcia is also an assistant professor of medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and he is part of the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Speaker's Bureau.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Abdominal Pain
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Aneurysm
- Ankle Joint Disorder
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Arm Fracture
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Atherosclerosis
- Avascular Necrosis
- Back Pain
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Stones
- Blood Clot In Leg
- Bone Cancer
- Bone Cyst
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Bone Tumor
- Bowel Obstruction
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Brain Tumor
- Breast Lump
- Broken Collarbone
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Colon Cancer
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Vascular Stents
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dementia
- Dislocated Hip
- Diverticulitis
- Elbow Joint Disorder
- Endometrial Cancer
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Enlarged Prostate
- Epidural Hematoma
- Esophageal Cancer
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Joint Disorder
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Inflammation
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Stones
- Liver Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Disease
- Lymphoma
- Mesenteric Ischemia
- Metastatic Bone Disease
- Morton's Neuroma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Strain
- Neck Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Cancer
- Ovarian Cysts
- Pancreatitis
- Pelvic Fracture
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Prostate Cancer
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rib Fracture
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
- Tendinitis
- Testicular Cancer
- Testicular Torsion
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules
- Torn Tendon
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Uterine Fibroids
- Vascular Malformation
- Vertebral Compression Fracture
- Wrist Joint Disorder
Procedures I perform
- Acoustic Neuroma Treatment
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Angioplasty
- Areola-Sparing Mastectomy
- Aspiration
- Autopsy Pathology
- Bacteriology
- Barium Enema
- Bioinformatics
- Biophysical Profile
- Biostatistics
- Bladder Ultrasound
- Bone Density Scan
- Bone Density Study
- Bone Density Test
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Brain Imaging
- Breast Aspiration
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer Chemoprevention
- Breast Cancer Research Studies
- Breast Cancer Treatment Planning
- Breast Density Evaluation
- Breast Localization Device Placement
- Breast-Conserving Surgery
- Cardiac Function Study
- Carotid Angioplasty And Stenting
- Carotid Artery Angioplasty And Stenting
- Carotid Stenting
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral Arteriogram
- Cerebral Blood Flow Study
- Cerebral Vasculitis Treatment
- Cerebral Venogram
- Cerebral Venography
- Cervical Myelography
- Chest X-Ray
- Cisternography
- Computed Tomography Enterography
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cyberknife
- Cystic Fibrosis Imaging
- Diagnostic Mammography
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Digital Radiography
- Discogram
- Discography
- Ductography
- Duplex Scan Of Abdominal Organs
- Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
- Early Ob Ultrasound
- Echoencephalography With Image Documentation
- Endovenous Laser Therapy
- Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
- Fetal Shunt Placement
- Fetal Therapy
- Fetal Ultrasound
- Fine Needle Aspiration
- Functional Mri
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Genetic Counseling
- Graft Placement
- Gynecologic And Obstetric Care
- Gynecologic Ultrasound
- Hepatic Artery Embolization
- High-Risk Ob Ultrasound
- High-Risk Pregnancy Care
- Hip X-Ray
- Imaging Of Kidneys With Vascular Flow
- Intracranial Angioplasty
- Intracranial Stenting
- Intravenous Pyelogram
- Iodine Therapy
- Irreversible Electroporation
- Kidney Function Test
- Kyphoplasty
- Laser-Induced Interstitial Thermotherapy
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Imaging
- Lumbar Puncture
- Lumpectomy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymphangiogram
- Lymphangiography
- Lymphatics And Lymph Nodes Imaging
- Lymphoscintigraphy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mammogram
- Mastectomy
- Medulloblastoma Treatment
- Meningioma Embolization
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Microwave Ablation
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Myelography
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Needle Localization
- Nerve Block
- Nipple Discharge Evaluation
- Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
- Obstetric Care
- Ovarian Vein Embolization
- Pancreatic Cancer Imaging
- Paraganglioma Treatment
- Parathyroid Ablation
- Parathyroid Ultrasound
- Parotid Biopsy
- Pediatric Ultrasound
- Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography
- Perinatal Care
- Pet-Ct Scan
- Pharmacological Imaging
- Pheochromocytoma Treatment
- Pituitary Adenoma Treatment
- Portal Vein Thrombosis Imaging
- Positron Emission Mammography
- Pregnancy Dating
- Pregnancy Ultrasound
- Prenatal Testing
- Prostate Artery Embolization
- Prostate Ultrasound
- Pulmonary Fibrosis Monitoring
- Radiation Therapy
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Radiography
- Radioimmunotherapy
- Radionuclide Cystogram
- Radiopharmaceutical Therapy
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Shoulder X-Ray
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Skeletal Survey
- Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
- Sonohysterography
- Spermatic Vein Embolization
- Spinal Tumor Embolization
- Spinal Venogram
- Spleen Ultrasound
- Splenic Artery Embolization
- Stent-Assisted Coiling
- Stroke Imaging
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thoracic Spine Scoliosis Imaging
- Thoracic Spine Tumor Imaging
- Thoracic Tumor Monitoring
- Thrombolysis
- Thyroid Ablation
- Thyroid Scan With Uptake
- Total Body Irradiation
- Transarterial Embolization
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Tumor Embolization
- Tumor Imaging
- Tumor Localization
- Ultrasound
- Ultrasound-Guided Cyst Aspiration
- Upper Gi Series
- Uterine Fibroid Treatment
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Voiding Cystourethrogram
- White Blood Cell Scan
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW GB-1 Nuclear Med Thyroid Clinic Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-6606Fax 202-877-5322
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
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Network OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OA Plus
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS II
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Navigate
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- First Health PPO
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TRICARE East Select
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Medicine
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2003)
Internship: Englewood Hospital Internal Medicine Residency (2001)
Medical School: Universidad De San Martin De Porres (1998)
