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
- Movement Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Cervical Dystonia
- Dyskinesia
- Dystonia
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hypokinetic Movement Disorders
- Movement Disorders
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tourette Syndrome
- Tremor
Procedures I perform
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Cervical Dystonia
- Dystonia Injections
- 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
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UHC Passport
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HighMark
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- First Health PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Sentara Health
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Medstar Health (2013)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2011)
Internship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Medical School: University of Maryland-Baltimore (2007)