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
- Pain Management
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (AMPS)
- Cancer Pain
- Causalgia Of Lower Limb
- Causalgia Of Upper Limb
- Chronic Migraines
- Chronic Pain
- Degenerative Spine Pain
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Erythromelalgia
- Facet Joint Syndrome
- Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- HIV Neuropathy
- Intractable Pain
- Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
- Migraine
- Mononeuritis
- Mononeuritis Multiplex
- Musculocutaneous Neuropathy
- Nerve Compression Syndrome
- Neuralgia
- Neuritis
- Neuropathy
- Opioid Issues
- Pain Amplification Syndromes
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Persistent Pain After Orthopedic Surgery
- Phantom Limb
- Plexitis
- Polyneuropathy
- Post Laminectomy Syndrome
- Post Radiation Pain
- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Radiculopathy
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Spinal Stenosis
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
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Innovation Health: POS
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Tricare Prime
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA EPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Network OA
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- PPO and PPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- FIRST HEALTH
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- POS OA & OA Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Opoen HMO Option
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Open POS II
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2000)
Residency Program: MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital (1999)
Internship Program: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center (1996)
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College (1991)