About me
Ivanesa Pardo, MD, FACS, is a board-certified general and bariatric surgeon at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She is an active member of multiple professional societies, including the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), where she sits on the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) committee.
Dr. Pardo was born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, where she later earned her medical degree at the Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado. She then went on to complete a general surgery residency at the Indiana University School of Medicine, before completing her fellowship training in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at Albany Medical Center.
As a fellowship-trained bariatric surgeon, Dr. Pardo specializes in the surgical treatment of obesity through the use of minimally invasive techniques, such as laparoscopy and robotic surgery. She also sees patients for gallbladder disease, reflux disease and other gastrointestinal conditions, hernias, and solid organ surgery.
Dr. Pardo has presented at numerous regional and national conferences and has authored abstracts and peer-reviewed publications. She is an advocate for minimally invasive surgery, which allows patients to recover faster and return to their regular activities more quickly. Additionally, minimally invasive techniques inflict less trauma on the body while still achieving the desired outcome, meaning that patients experience less pain, and therefore, consume less pain medication.
MedStar Washington Hospital Center provides a comprehensive program for patients undergoing bariatric surgery. As part of the support offered by MedStar, patients will engage in an education program working with a team of in-house physicians, dietitians, mental health providers, and exercise physiologist to help them succeed in their weight loss journey.
Philosophy of Care
I work closely with my patients to help them achieve their individual goals. My patients come to me for a variety of reasons. They want to lose weight in order to feel healthy again, to have the ability to play with their children or grandchildren, and to stop needing medications. Whatever your weight loss goal is, that's what I'm going to help you do.
A big part of my practice involves conversation. As an active listener, I promote engaged and open conversation in order to create a comfortable environment where honesty and transparency are key. Through conversation, I aim to ease any anxiety or fear associated with surgery in addition to fully comprehend the goals of each individual.
Patient education is also a key part of my practice. It is important to me that I answer all of my patient's questions in a comprehensive way. I feel proud when patients tell me that they would recommend their families and friends to me for care and that I was always there when they needed me.
Clinical areas of focus
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Incisional Hernia
- Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Hernia
- Achalasia
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bladder Diverticulum
- Chronic Appendicitis
- Colon Disease
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Diseases Of Spleen
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrojejunal Ulcer
- Incisional Hernia
- Malabsorption
- Myocarditis
- Obesity
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Pilar Cysts
- Spinal Stenosis
- Splenectomy
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Ventral Hernia
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Weight Loss Surgery Complications
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
- Abdominal Wall Supplement
- Da Vinci Gastrectomy
- Endoscopic Treatment Of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Excision Of Stomach
- Flap Surgery
- Foregut Surgery
- Gallbladder Resection
- Gastrectomy
- Gastrectomy With Gastrojejunostomy
- Gastric Artery Restriction
- Gastric Malabsorptive Surgery
- Gastric Plication
- Gastric Resection Surgery
- Gastric Restrictive Procedure Revision
- Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastric Switch
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Disease Treatment
- Gastrojejunostomy Revision Without Vagotomy
- Gastrorrhaphy, Suture Of Perforated Duodenal Or Gastric Ulcer
- Heller Myotomy
- Hemothorax Evacuation
- Hernia Repair
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Jejunum Supplement
- Jejunum To Ileum Bypass
- Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With Cholangiography
- Laparoscopic Enterectomy
- Laparoscopic Jejunostomy
- Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Laparoscopy
- Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery
- Muscle Flap
- Omentum Release
- Open Diagnostic Liver Excision
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Peritoneal Release
- Repair Diaphragm
- Repair Of Anterior Abdominal Hernia
- Repair Of Inguinal Hernia
- Revision Synthetic Substitute
- Robotic Cholecystectomy
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery
- Roux-En-Y Bypass
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Small Intestine Repair
- Splenectomy
- Stomach Resection Surgery
- Stomach Supplement
- Surgical Treatment Of Inguinal Hernia
- Surgical Treatment Of Obesity
- Surgical Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes
- Surgical Weight Loss
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Tocolysis
- Vagina Supplement Autologous Endoscopic
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Ventral Hernia Repair With Mesh
- Weight Loss Surgery Revision
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
Ste 301 South
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- OA Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UHC Passport
- HighMark
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Navigate
- Employee Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare Direct
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Medicare FFS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-EPO Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- First Health PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Albany Medical Center (2013)
Residency: Indiana University (2012)
Medical School: Universidad Centro-Occidental Lisandro Alvarado (2003)