Chandralekha Banerjee, MD| Infectious Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital
Chandralekha Banerjee, MD, was named a Top Doctor in Baltimore Magazine for Infectious Disease in 2019 & 2020.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Ectopic Cilia Treatment
- Malaria Treatment
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Travel Health Consultation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abscess Of The Lung
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Aspergillosis
- Aspergillosis Infection
- Bacterial Agents
- Bacterial Sepsis
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Bursitis Of Knee
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Carrier Of Mrsa
- Cellulitis Of The Leg
- Clostridium Difficile Colitis
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Infusion, Transfusion And Injection
- Complications Of Procedures
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Diseases Of Blood And Blood
- Early Stage Syphilis
- Early Syphilis
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Meningitis
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Infection After Transplant
- Infectious Gastroenteritis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intestinal Infections
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Malaria Disease
- Osteomyelitis Of The Leg
- Penile Inflammation
- Pertussis
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Of The Shoulder
- Rotavirus Infection
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Syphilis
- Syphilis Infection
- Traveler's Diarrhea
- Tuberculosis
- Urethritis
- Urethritis (URETHRA INFECTION)
- Viral Hepatitis
- Yellow Fever
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Bacteriology Testing
- Bone Biopsy
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Dopamine Therapy
- Ectopic Cilia Treatment
- Gastroenterology Care
- Gram Stain
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis C Genotyping
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Lumbar Puncture
- Malaria Treatment
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Nasal Culture
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Rapid Flu Testing
- Rast Test
- Real-Time Pcr
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Travel Health Consultation
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vaccinations
- Western Blotting
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
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- HighMark
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Student Resources
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-POS
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-PPO
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Medicare FFS
- Beech Street PPO
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Network OA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- OA Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
Education
Board Certification: ,
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (1987)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (1985)
Internship: University of Maryland Medical Center (1983)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1982)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc, 2017, 2019-2021