Lesley Levitt, RD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
Lesley Levitt, RD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism
Languages: English
About me
Lesley Levitt, MS, RD, LDN is a registered dietitian in the Bariatric and General Surgery Department at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She completed her Didactic Program in Dietetics at Simmons College and holds a Master's degree of Science from Northeastern University. Lesley has over 15 years of experience in weight management, in both research and direct patient care. Prior to joining MedStar Health, Lesley worked at Boston Medical Center supporting the department of surgery, focusing on bariatric surgery and renal transplant.
Clinical areas of focus
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Hyperthyroidism
- Osteoporosis
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Pituitary Disorders
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Adult Osteomalacia
- Benign Thyroid Nodules
- Bone Disorders
- Breast Disorders
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetes Mellitus Due To Underlying Condition
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Endocrine Disorders
- Endocrine Hypertension
- Gestational Diabetes
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Blood Sugar
- High Cholesterol
- Hirsutism
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperalimentation
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Lipid Disorders
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malnutrition
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Cysts
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Parathyroid Adenoma
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Personal History Of Medical Treatment
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Apoplexy
- Pituitary Cancer
- Pituitary Disorders
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
- Prediabetes
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Proteinuria
- Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Male Phenotype
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Storm
- Toxic Goiter
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes In Children
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- Acromegaly Treatment
- Adrenal Cancer Treatment
- Adrenal Crisis Treatment
- Adrenal Disease Treatment
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Gland Cancer Management
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment
- Adrenal Surgery
- Aldosteronoma Management
- Automated Insulin Delivery
- Bariatric Nutrition Counseling
- Bariatric Surgery Counseling
- Bariatric Surgery Nutrition Counseling
- Behavioral Health Nutrition Counseling
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Blood Glucose Correction For High Readings
- Blood Pressure Goal Setting
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Carbohydrate Counting For Meal Planning
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Cardiovascular Health Nutrition Counseling
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Nutrition Counseling
- Coronary Artery Disease Nutrition Counseling
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Cystic Fibrosis Nutrition Counseling
- Depression Nutrition Counseling
- Diabetes Self-Efficacy Assessment
- Diabetes Self-Management
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis Treatment
- Diabetic Retinopathy Nutrition Counseling
- Dietary Assessment
- Dietary Management Of Cushing Syndrome
- Dietary Supplement Counseling
- Dietary Treatment Of Goiter
- Eating For Optimal Energy
- Electrolyte Management
- Endocrine Disorder Treatment
- Endocrine Disorders Treatment
- Endocrine Tumor Treatment
- Endometriosis Nutrition Counseling
- End-Stage Renal Disease Nutrition Counseling
- Endurance Sports Nutrition
- Endurance Sports Nutrition Counseling
- Epigenetic Nutrition Counseling
- Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (FMTC) Treatment
- Flexibility And Mobility Nutrition Counseling
- Fluid And Electrolyte Management
- Geriatric Nutrition Counseling
- Geriatric Wound Care Nutrition Counseling
- Gestational Diabetes Management
- Gland Disorder Treatment
- Gland Dysfunction Treatment
- Glaucoma Nutrition Counseling
- Glucometer Use
- Goiter Treatment
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Grave's Orbitopathy Treatment
- Gut Health Nutrition Counseling
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Treatment
- Heart Disease Prevention
- High Cholesterol Nutrition Counseling
- Hormone Balancing Nutrition Counseling
- Hormone Imbalance Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hypercalcemia Nutrition Management
- Hypercalcemia Treatment
- Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome (HHNS) Treatment
- Hyperparathyroidism Dietary Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism Nutrition Counseling
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypoparathyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Dose Titration
- Insulin Pen Training
- Insulin Resistance Nutrition Counseling
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Insulin Syringe Use
- Ketogenic Diet Planning
- Lifestyle Modification
- Meal Planning
- Menopause Nutrition Counseling
- Mind-Body Nutrition Counseling
- Mineral Deficiency Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Testing
- Neuroendocrine Disorder Treatment
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment
- Nutrient Deficiency Screening
- Obesity Treatment
- Osteoporosis Nutrition Counseling
- Paraganglioma Treatment
- Parathyroid Biopsy
- Parathyroid Cancer Treatment
- Parathyroid Disease Treatment
- Parathyroid Disorder Treatment
- Parathyroid Hormone Regulation
- Parathyroid Ultrasound
- Perimenopause Nutrition Counseling
- Personalized Meal Planning
- Pheochromocytoma Treatment
- Physical Activity Counseling
- Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment
- Pituitary Biopsy
- Pituitary Cancer Treatment
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Pituitary Disorders Nutrition Counseling
- Pituitary Gland Surgery
- Pituitary Medication Management
- Pituitary Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Embolization
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Post-Operative Nutrition Counseling
- Pre- And Post-Bariatric Surgery Nutrition Counseling
- Pre- And Post-Chemotherapy Nutrition Counseling
- Pregnancy Nutrition Counseling
- Pressure Ulcer Nutrition Counseling
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Probiotic Therapy
- Prolactinoma Treatment
- Psoriasis Nutrition Counseling
- Relapse Prevention
- Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Testing
- Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Sports Nutrition Counseling
- Sports Performance Nutrition Counseling
- Strength Training Nutrition Counseling
- Stress Management For Diabetes
- Stroke Nutrition Counseling
- Surgical Recovery Nutrition Counseling
- Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Thyroid Acropachy Treatment
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Ablation
- Thyroid Cancer Chemotherapy
- Thyroid Cancer Lymph Node Dissection
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Crisis Treatment
- Thyroid Dermopathy Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Management
- Thyroid Disease Treatment
- Thyroid Health Nutrition Counseling
- Thyroid Lymphoma Treatment
- Thyroid Medication Management
- Thyroid Metastasis Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Vision Loss Prevention
- Vitamin And Mineral Deficiency Treatment
- Vitamin Deficiency Treatment
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
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UHC Passport
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Network OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- POS OA
- Sentara Health
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst NASCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Beech Street PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Navigate
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- First Health PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Allied Health Education: Northeastern University (2011)