About me
Ishita Arya Gambhir, MD, is a board-certified neurologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital specializing in Movement Disorders. Her areas of expertise and interest include Parkinson's Disease, Atypical Parkinsonisms, deep brain stimulator (DBS) programming, Essential Tremor and other forms of tremor, and tics/Tourette's Syndrome. Dr. Gambhir also performs botulinum toxin injections for dystonia, spasticity, sialorrhea and facial nerve disorders (hemifacial spasm, blepharospasm). She sees patients at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and in Mclean, VA.
Dr. Gambhir developed a particular interest for Movement Disorders during her Neurology residency and has a special focus on working with patients and their families to formulate a comprehensive treatment plan. She believes that the management of a neurological condition is not just limited to medications, but rather requires a multi-modal approach to improve quality of life. Dr. Gambhir is a long-time resident of the D.C .Metropolitan area. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and two children and enjoys spending time with her large extended family and friends.
Clinical areas of focus
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Limb Spasticity
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Dystonia Treatment
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Migraine
- Movement Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Basal Ganglia Degeneration
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Dystonia
- Chorea
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dyskinesia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypokinetic Movement Disorders
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Kennedy's Disease
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Movement Disorders
- Myoclonus
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Shaking Palsy
- Spasmodic Dysphonia
- Spasticity
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia
- Stiff Person Syndrome
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tourette Syndrome
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Unsteady Walking
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Botox Injection For Spasmodic Dysphonia
- Botulinum Toxin Injection For Spasticity
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Cervical Dystonia
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Limb Spasticity
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Migraines
- Chorea Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Tremors
- Dystonia Injections
- Dystonia Treatment
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0540Fax 410-354-4565
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
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Network OA
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Navigate
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2013)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2011)
Internship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Medical School: University of Maryland-Baltimore (2007)