About me
Malady Kodgi, MD, is a senior attending physician in the at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center and an attending physician at the National Rehabilitation Hospital. He is also a member of the Pain Committee, working to ensure inpatient pain satisfaction.
As a pain management specialist, Dr. Kodgi specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of spine, joint and musculoskeletal pain. He sees patients for radiculitis, lumbar stenosis, lumbar radiculitis, disc disease, chronic low back pain, facet joint pain, and back pain related to strains, sprains, and the sciatic nerve. Dr. Kodgi works closely with doctors at the MedStar Orthopedic Institute of Georgetown to provide care for all of these conditions. In order to provide a comprehensive approach to care, he coordinates with orthopedic physicians to create a care plan that best fits the needs of each individual patient.
Treatment methods used by Dr. Kodgi include epidural injections, transforaminal injections, radiofrequency ablation, joint injections, trigger point injections, bursitis injections, ablation and spinal stimulation. Additionally, he utilizes sympathetic blocks, celiac plexus blocks, impar blocks, and trigger point injections.
Dr. Kodgi received his medical degree at Kasturba Medical College and completed a residency and board certification in orthopedic medicine at Mangalore University in India. He then arrived in New York, where he completed a general surgery internship at the Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in New York City. Dr. Kodgi joined the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital at the Georgetown University Medical Center for residency training in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Finally, he completed fellowship training in pain management at MedStar Washington Hospital Center before joining the staff full-time.
Philosophy of Care
“My primary goal is to improve function for my patients and reduce the burden on their bodies by using the least amount of medical intervention necessary. I believe in providing honest and practical care. In order for my patients to understand their diagnosis and treatment options, I communicate based on a foundation of transparency. I view myself as an extension of care. I provide appropriate consultations and interventions that help treat pain in addition to the care an individual is currently receiving.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthritis
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Facet Joint Radiofrequency Ablation
- Fibromyalgia
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Nerve Block
- Neuropathic Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Sciatica
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Stenosis
- Trigger Point Injection
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Acute Pelvic Pain
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Back Pain
- Bone Cancer Pain
- Bone Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spine Injury
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Facial Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Headache
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Injury
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Strain
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neuropathic Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Peripheral Nerve Damage
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Sacral Spine Injury
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Soft Tissue Injury
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Thumb Synovitis
- Visceral Pain
Procedures I perform
- Alcohol Detoxification
- Auriculotemporal Nerve Block For Headache
- Biofeedback
- Botox Injection For Spasmodic Dysphonia
- Botox Injections For Pain
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervicogenic Headache
- Chronic Cluster Headache
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Pain In Young Adults
- Chronic Pain Management For Children
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Discogram
- Dopamine Therapy
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Epidural Blood Patch For Csf Leak
- External Application Of A Cold Stimulus Headache
- Facet Joint Radiofrequency Ablation
- Facial Pain
- Flexibility Exercises
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Geriatric Care Management
- Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
- Graston Technique
- Heat Therapy
- Hypnosis
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Kyphoplasty
- Liver Transplant For Substance Abuse
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Migraine With Aura
- Morphine Pump Implantation
- Nerve Block
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Pain And Addiction
- Pain And Cognitive Function
- Pain Medication Management
- Pain Medicine Consultation
- Pain Medicine Evaluation
- Pain Rehabilitation
- Palliative Care
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Phantom Pain
- Primary Headache Associated With Sexual Activity
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Reproductive Medicine
- Short-Lasting Unilateral Neuralgiform Headache With Cranial Autonomic Features
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Steroid Minimization
- Stress Management For Mental Health
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
- Tension-Type Headache
- Treatment For Sleep Disturbances
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Trigger Point Injection
- Visian Icl
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
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Navigate
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HighMark
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- OA Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Basic
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Beech Street PPO
- UHC Passport
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine/Pain Management
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2000)
Residency: Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital (1999)
Internship: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center (1996)
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College Manipal (1991)