Gurpreet Kaur Saini, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Anxiety and depression
- Behavioral health
- Chronic disease management (diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease)
- Geriatric medicine
- Preventive health and wellness
Education
- Residency: MedStar Franklin Square Hospital – Internal Medicine
- Medical School: Yerevan State Medical University
Dr. Saini speaks five languages: English, Russian, Punjabi, Hindi, and Armenian.
Certifications and professional associations
- Board certified, American Board of Internal Medicine
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care is focused on patientcentered medicine, and using a thorough and comprehensive approach to work together with my patients to accomplish a desired goal. My hope is to make a difference in each patient’s life by listening, understanding their needs, and providing the necessary medical knowledge to help them. It is an honor for me to build a long-term relationship with my patients and for patients to put their trust in me.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Back Pain
- Bladder Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Diverticulitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Prostate
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Influenza
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Migraine
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pneumonia
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Rash
- Respiratory Disorders
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Tachycardia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Copd Management
- Diabetes Screening
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Lipid Profile
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventative Care
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Network OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Beech Street PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- POS OA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE East Prime
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice
- HighMark
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
Education
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (2018)
Internship: MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center (2016)
Medical Education: Yerevan State Medical University (2009)