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

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

Specialties: General Pediatrics, 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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53rd and Cloud Pl NE
Dwellings Clay Terr
Washington, DC, 20019

202-444-8888

Fax 202-444-4315

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

202-444-8888

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4200 Wisconsin Ave NW
Ste 200
Washington, DC, 20016

202-444-2880

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Fax 202-444-4315

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

202-444-8888

Fax 202-444-4315

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Fax 202-444-4315

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

202-444-8888

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Fax 202-444-4315

4200 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC, 20016

202-444-8888

Fax 202-444-4315

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miles away

Fax 202-444-4315

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

Education

Residency: National Capital Consortium Graduate Medical Education (2016)

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

Medical School: Rush University (2010)