Karuna Narayanan, MD| Family Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Caring for patients age 11+
- Preventive care, Physical exams
- Chronic disease diagnosis, treatment, and management (including diabetes, high cholesterol, and hypertension)
- Women’s health (annual check-ups, preventive screening)
- Holistic approach to health, focusing on the whole person
Clinical areas of focus
- Hypertension
- Respiratory Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adverse Effects
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Back Pain
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Body Region Injury
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Inflammation
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chest Pain
- Chlamydia
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Complications Of Procedures
- Complications Of Surgical And Medical Care
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Contact With Hazardous Health Exposures
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Depressive Episode
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Eating Disorders
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Enthesopathies
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Failure
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hives
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Incontinence
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Ingrown Toenail
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Laryngitis
- Leg Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Menstrual Cramps
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Strain
- Nail Disorders
- Nausea
- Neck Pain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Ovarian Cysts
- Overactive Bladder
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Painful Urination
- Penis Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pneumonia
- Postnasal Drip
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Proteinuria
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rash
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rectal Pain
- Respiratory Disorders
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scabies
- Sciatica
- Shingles
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Sore Throat
- Spondylopathies
- Sprains And Strains
- Stomach Flu
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Strep Throat
- Superficial Mycoses
- Tendinitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Testicular Pain
- Thyroid Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Toxic Effect Of Venomous Animals And Plants
- Tuberculosis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Uterine Fibroids
- Vaginal Itching
- Vaginitis
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Venous Embolism
- Vertigo
- Viral Warts
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vomiting
- Vulva And Perineum Disorders
- Weight Loss
- Wrist And Hand Burn And Corrosion
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Yeast Infection
Procedures I perform
- Allergen Immunotherapy
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Birth Control
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Collection
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Breast Exam
- Breathing Treatments
- Capillary Blood Collection
- Cervical Biopsy
- Cervix Dilation
- Chest Wall Manipulation
- Cholesterol Screening
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold And Flu Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- Colposcopy With Biopsy
- Colposcopy With Biopsy And Endocervical Curettage
- Copd Management
- Depression Treatment
- Destruction Of Benign Lesions
- Diabetes Screening
- Diet Counseling
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Ekg (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM)
- EKG Interpretation
- Flu Shot Administration
- Food Allergy Treatment
- Foreign Body Removal From Ear
- Foreign Body Removal From Skin
- Geriatric Care
- Gynecological Examination
- Health Maintenance Exam
- HIV Testing And Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hospice Care Referral
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Infection Treatment
- Injections For Pain Relief
- Obtaining Screen Pap Smear
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Pap Smear
- Physical Performance Test
- Physical Therapy Referral
- School Physicals
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Skin Tag Removal
- Suture Removal
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vision Screening
- Women's Health Exam
- Wound Repair
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
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- POS OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- BlueChoice Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- OA Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Sentara Health
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst NASCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Navigate
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Network OA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine
Residency Program: University of Cincinnati Medical Center (2003)
Medical School: Calicut Medical College (1995)