Karen Gayle Ganacias, MD| Pediatrics, General Pediatrics | MedStar Health
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Karen Gayle Ganacias

Karen Gayle Ganacias, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Pediatrics, General Pediatrics

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Asthma
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Camp Physicals
  • Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
  • Feeding Problems In Toddlers
  • Growth And Development Monitoring
  • Immunization Administration
  • Lactation Counseling
  • Musculoskeletal Injury
  • Nutrition Counseling
  • Pediatric Sick Visit
  • School Physical
  • School Physical
  • Sports Physicals
  • Well Child Exam
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Abnormal Breathing
  • Abnormal Breathing In Newborns
  • Abnormal Findings On Neonatal Screening
  • Acute Bronchiolitis In Infants
  • Acute Sinusitis
  • Acute Tonsillitis In Children
  • Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
  • Allergic Contact Dermatitis
  • Allergic Reactions In Children
  • Allergic Rhinitis
  • Allergies
  • Anemia In Children
  • Arm Injury
  • Arm Pain In Children
  • Asthma
  • Asthma Attack
  • Asthma In Children
  • Asthma Management
  • Atopic Dermatitis (ECZEMA) In Children
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Baby Acne
  • Baby Reflux
  • Bacterial Pneumonia
  • Bedwetting
  • Behavioral Problems
  • Blocked Tear Ducts
  • Blood In Stool
  • Bone Disorders In Children
  • Breastfeeding Difficulties
  • Bronchiolitis
  • Burn Injuries
  • Candidiasis
  • Cellulitis
  • Chest Pain
  • Child Anxiety Disorders
  • Child Asthma
  • Child Constipation
  • Child Speech Problems
  • Child Tantrums
  • Cold And Flu In Children
  • Colic In Infants
  • Common Cold In Children
  • Constipation
  • Cradle Cap
  • Croup
  • Delayed Speech And Language Development
  • Developmental Delays In Toddlers
  • Ear Foreign Body
  • Ear Infections In Children
  • Ear Pain In Children
  • Eczema
  • Enuresis
  • Environmental Allergies
  • Eye Problems In Children
  • Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
  • Feeding Problems In Toddlers
  • Fever In Children
  • Flu In Children
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
  • Growing Pains
  • Hand Foot And Mouth Disease
  • Head Injury
  • Head Lice
  • Headache In Children
  • Health Counseling
  • Hives
  • Impetigo In Children
  • Infection
  • Infectious Mononucleosis
  • Influenza
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Knee Pain In Children
  • Language Developmental Delays
  • Lead Poisoning In Children
  • Learning Disabilities In Children
  • Leg Pain In Children
  • Medically Complex Child
  • Middle Ear Pain
  • Musculoskeletal Injury
  • Nasal Congestion
  • Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
  • Nausea And Vomiting In Kids
  • Newborn Care
  • Newborn Feeding Disorders
  • Nightmares In Children
  • Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
  • Nursemaid's Elbow
  • Nutrition Counseling
  • Obesity In Children
  • Oral Thrush
  • Otitis Externa (SWIMMER'S EAR)
  • Otitis Media
  • Overweight Children
  • Pediatric Allergies
  • Pediatric Anemia
  • Pediatric Sinusitis
  • Pediatric Skin Conditions (E.G. ECZEMA, ACNE)
  • Pink Eye (CONJUNCTIVITIS)
  • Pinworms
  • Pneumonia In Children
  • Poor Appetite In Children
  • Premature Birth
  • Premature Infant
  • Reflux In Infants
  • Roseola
  • Rubella
  • Runny Nose
  • Scabies In Children
  • Scarlet Fever
  • School Physical
  • Sinusitis In Children
  • Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
  • Skin Infections In Children
  • Skin Rashes In Children
  • Speech Disorders
  • Sprains And Strains In Children
  • Strep Throat
  • Swimmer's Ear
  • Testicular Pain
  • Throat Pain
  • Tinea Infections
  • Underimmunization
  • Underweight In Kids
  • Unexplained Fever
  • Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
  • Urticaria
  • Vaccination Concerns
  • Vaccinations For Children
  • Vaginitis
  • Viral Exanthem In Children
  • Viral Infection
  • Vision Problems In Children
  • Vomiting In Children
  • Well Child Exam
  • Whooping Cough (PERTUSSIS)
  • Wound Infections In Children
  • Wrist And Hand Pain
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Procedures I perform

  • Acid Reflux Treatment
  • Annual Well Child Exam
  • Antibiotic Therapy
  • Anxiety Disorder Screening
  • Anxiety Management
  • Asthma Action Plan
  • Asthma Attack Treatment
  • Asthma Medication Management
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
  • Autism Screening And Diagnosis
  • Breastfeeding Assistance
  • Camp Physicals
  • Child Development Guidance
  • Child Developmental Assessment
  • Cholesterol Screening
  • Conjunctivitis Treatment
  • Constipation Education
  • Counseling For Anxiety And Depression
  • Counseling For Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Counseling For Behavioral Issues
  • Counseling For Children
  • Counseling For Chronic Illness
  • Counseling For Developmental Disorders
  • Counseling For Down Syndrome
  • Counseling For Feeding Problems
  • Counseling For Intellectual Disabilities
  • Daycare Physical
  • Developmental Assessments
  • Developmental Delay Diagnosis
  • Developmental Follow-Up
  • Dietary Counseling
  • Growth And Development Monitoring
  • Growth Development Screening
  • Healthy Lifestyle Guidance
  • Immunization Administration
  • Infant Nutrition Counseling
  • Infection Treatment
  • Injury Prevention
  • Lactation Counseling
  • Newborn Care
  • Nutrition And Diet Counseling
  • Pediatric Asthma Management
  • Pediatric Asthma Screening
  • Pediatric Autism Screening
  • Pediatric Nutrition Counseling
  • Pediatric Sick Visit
  • Pediatric Well Visit
  • Physical Activity Counseling
  • Physical Exam For School
  • Safety And Injury Prevention Counseling
  • School Physical
  • Sleep Counseling
  • Sports Physicals
  • Telemedicine Treatment
  • Telemedicine Visit
  • Vaccinations
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Practice locations

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4200 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC, 20016

202-444-8888

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4200 Wisconsin Ave NW
Ste 200
Washington, DC, 20016

202-444-2880

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53rd and Cloud Pl NE
Dwellings Clay Terr
Washington, DC, 20019

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50th and Banks Pl NE
Lincoln Heights
Washington, DC, 20019

202-444-8888

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13th and I St SW
Potomac Gardens
Washington, DC, 20003

202-444-8888

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1st and North St SW
King Greenleaf
Washington, DC, 20024

202-444-8888

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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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • IH-Indemnity
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • United Student Resources
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • POS OA
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • First Health PPO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Sentara Health
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • CareFirst EPO
    • Employee Health Plan
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • Beech Street PPO
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • IH-HMO
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • IH-POS Plus
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Navigate
    • Medicare Direct
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Network OA
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • CIGNA PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • IH-Open POS II
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • UHC Passport
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • HighMark
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Medicare FFS
    • OA Plus
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Choice POS
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • First Health PPO
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Optimum Choice
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • IH-PPO
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Basic
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • IH-POS
    • Choice POS II
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)

Education

Residency: National Capital Consortium Graduate Medical Education (2016)

Internship: Naval Hospital and Medical Center-Portsmouth (2011)

Medical School: Rush University (2010)