About me
Kalpakam Shastri, DDS, is an oral & maxillofacial surgeon who specializes in the orthognathic-corrective surgery of skeletal jaw and dental deformities. She sees patients for any condition related to the jaw, including tumors or pathology, reconstruction of the jaw, traumatic injury, infection, and impacted teeth. Additionally, she performs outpatient surgery procedures using sedation or general anesthesia for the removal of impacted teeth.
Dr. Shastri is also an oral surgery specialist at the National Institutes of Health at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research clinic, where she performs procedures to treat complex oral illnesses. Her clinical interests include tumors and reconstruction. Her research interests include optimizing sedation techniques and pain control related to impacted teeth. She is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and the DC Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Dr. Shastri began her career in India, where she completed a bachelor’s degree in dental surgery and a master’s degree in dental surgery at the Government Dental College and Hospital in Nagpur. She then moved to the United Kingdom, where she was Clinical Assistant and Senior House Officer of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at hospitals in North Wales and Chelmsford, UK. She then completed two fellowships: one with the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland in Dublin and one with the Royal College of Surgeons of England in London.
Dr. Shastri received her doctorate of dental surgery degree from Northwestern University Dental School before completing internship and residency training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Loyola University Medical Center and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, respectively. She acted as Assistant Professor of oral & maxillofacial surgery at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine for nearly five years before opening her own private practice. She has since joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center to contribute to a collaborative environment and to provide complex jaw surgeries to a greater portion of the community. She is an integral teaching staff member and is responsible for teaching residents in training to be successful oral and maxillofacial surgeons.
Dr. Shastri is published in various peer-reviewed journals and has presented internationally on numerous occasions. She is passionate about exploring the effects of stem cells as they relate to reconstruction of the jaw.
Philosophy of Care
“The foundation of my practice lies in education and empathy. It is important to me that my patients understand their conditions, in addition to the challenges involved in the care necessary to treat them. With information, my hope is that my patients feel confident in taking control of their health. I take the time to first listen and then answer questions.”
“I care very much about the overall experience of my patients. The time they spend with me is merely a portion of the entire care process. Interactions with healthcare staff and front desk staff, wait times, and answering their questions are all a vital part of the superior quality care that I aim to provide.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Abscessed Tooth
- Bone Graft
- Broken Jaw
- Cleft Lip And Palate
- Facial Asymmetry
- I-131 Therapy
- Jaw Contouring
- Jaw Surgery
- Malocclusion
- Maxillary Fracture Repair
- Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery
- Oral Cancer Surgery
- Oral Pathology Treatment
- Orthognathic Surgery
- Tooth Loss
- Wisdom Tooth Extraction
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abscessed Tooth
- Anxiety
- Benign Jaw Tumors
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Mouth And Pharynx
- Bite Problems
- Bone Defects Of The Jaw
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Spur
- Broken Jaw
- Bruxism
- Cleft Lip And Palate
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Head, Face, Spine And Chest
- Cysts In The Jaw
- Cysts Of Oral Region
- Dental Implant Failure
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Diseases Of Hard Tissues Of Teeth
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Pulp And Periapical Tissues
- Disorders Of Gingiva And Edentulous Alveolar Ridge
- Disorders Of Teeth And Supporting Structures
- Disorders Of Tooth Development And Eruption
- Dry Socket
- Endometriosis
- Eyelid Lacerations
- Facial Asymmetry
- Facial Pain
- Facial Reconstruction
- Gingivitis
- Gingivitis And Periodontal Diseases
- Gum Recession
- Impacted Teeth
- Infected Tooth
- Jaw Alignment Issues
- Jaw Diseases
- Jaw Dislocation
- Jaw Joint Pain
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Sprain
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Limited Jaw Mobility
- Malocclusion
- Oral Cancer
- Orthodontic Issues
- Osteonecrosis
- Osteonecrosis Of The Jaw
- Personal Risk Factors
- Skull Fractures
- Soft Tissue Injuries Of The Face
- Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorder
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tongue Tie
- Tooth Decay
- Tooth Loss
- Tooth Resorption
Procedures I perform
- Bone Graft
- Bone Repair
- Chin Reduction
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Cleft Palate Repair
- Dental Extractions
- Dental Implant Placement
- Dental Implant Surgery
- Facial Bone Contouring
- Facial Bone Reconstruction
- Facial Plastic Surgery
- Facial Reconstruction
- I-131 Therapy
- Inverted Nipple Correction
- Jaw Alignment Surgery
- Jaw Contouring
- Jaw Infection Treatment
- Jaw Surgery
- Jawbone Grafting
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Lip Augmentation
- Mandibulectomy
- Maxilla Reconstruction
- Maxillary Fracture Repair
- Maxillectomy
- Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery
- Oral Cancer Surgery
- Oral Cancer Treatment
- Oral Pathology Treatment
- Orthognathic Surgery
- Salivary Gland Surgery
- Tmj Disorder Treatment
- Tmj Joint Replacement
- Tmj Surgery
- Tooth Repositioning
- Uvulopalatoplasty
- Wisdom Tooth Extraction
- Wisdom Tooth Surgery
- Zygomatic Bone Grafting
- Zygomatic Bone Reconstruction
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 Classic 3500
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Navigate
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS II
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- POS OA
- OA Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Sentara Health
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst NASCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
Education
Board Certification: ,
Residency: Tufts Medical Center (2005)
Internship: Loyola University Medical Center (2001)
Dental School: Northwestern University (1998)