Lorraine P Giangrandi, RD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Dietetics | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Health Nutrition Counseling
- Diabetes Self-Care Planning
- Hyperthyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Nutrition Counseling
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Health Nutrition Counseling
- Weight Management Program
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Crisis
- Blood Sugar Disorder
- Bone Density Loss
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Dyslipidemia
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Blood Sugar
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcemia
- Insulin Resistance
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Goiter
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Weight
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Health Nutrition Counseling
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Alcohol Detoxification
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Celiac Disease Nutrition Counseling
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cleansing Counseling
- Community Health Education
- Diabetes Self-Care Planning
- Dietary Assessment
- Dietary Supplement Counseling
- Digestive Health Nutrition Counseling
- Electrolyte Replacement
- Food Addiction Counseling
- Functional Medicine Nutrition Counseling
- Geriatric Nutrition Counseling
- Grocery Shopping Assistance
- Gut Health Nutrition Counseling
- Health Leadership
- Healthy Weight Loss Guidance
- Herbal Medicine Counseling
- Holistic Nutrition Counseling
- Hypothyroidism Diet Planning
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Integrative Nutrition Counseling
- Ketogenic Diet Planning
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Lactose Intolerance Management
- Low Fodmap Diet Planning
- Meal Planning
- Microbiome Analysis
- Mind-Body Nutrition Counseling
- Nutrient Deficiency Screening
- Nutrient Interaction Counseling
- Nutrition Counseling
- Osteoporosis Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Nutrition Counseling
- Personalized Meal Planning
- Pituitary Health Nutrition Counseling
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Potassium Level Management
- Prebiotic Counseling
- Pregnancy Nutrition Counseling
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Testing
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Spiritual Nutrition Counseling
- Sports Nutrition Counseling
- Sports Psychology Counseling
- Thyroid Health Nutrition Counseling
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Vaccinations
- Vegan Nutrition Counseling
- Vegetarian Nutrition Counseling
- Weight Management Program
- Yoga Coaching
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 Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Beech Street PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Medicare FFS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst EPO
- Sentara Health
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Network OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- POS OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE East Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
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Education
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Allied Health Education: Eastern Michigan University (2011)
