Megan K Ramaika, RD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Dietetics | MedStar Health
Megan K Ramaika, RD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Dietetics
Languages: English
About me
Megan Ramaika has been in the nutrition field for over 10 years with various roles in Clinical Nutrition, Outpatient Nutrition Counseling, and Operations Management. She graduated from Immaculata University in Malvern, Pennsylvania with all of her degrees focused on Food & Nutrition, Nutrition Education, and completion of her Dietitic Internship.
Here at Medstar Washington Hospital Center with Medstar Medical Group, Megan supports the Bariatric and General Surgery clinic with educating and counseling patient to ensure their safety and success with Bariatric Surgery.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Diabetes Management
- Dietary Treatment Of Goiter
- Hyperparathyroidism Dietary Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism Diet Planning
- Insulin Resistance
- Insulin Resistance Nutrition Counseling
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity
- Obesity Treatment
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Nutrition Counseling
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Tumor
- Allergies
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Celiac Disease
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Dyslipidemia
- Eating Disorders
- Food Intolerance
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Insulin Resistance
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Lactose Intolerance
- Malnutrition
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Obesity
- Obesity In Children
- Osteoporosis
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Underweight
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Celiac Disease Nutrition Counseling
- Community Health Education
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Diabetes Management
- Dietary Assessment
- Dietary Management Of Cushing Syndrome
- Dietary Treatment Of Goiter
- Eating For Optimal Energy
- Gastrointestinal Nutrition Counseling
- Geriatric Nutrition Counseling
- Grocery Shopping Assistance
- Healthy Weight Loss Guidance
- Hypercalcemia Nutrition Counseling
- Hyperparathyroidism Dietary Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Diet Planning
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Insulin Resistance Nutrition Counseling
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Meal Planning
- Mineral Deficiency Treatment
- Nutrient Deficiency Screening
- Nutrient Supplementation Planning
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- Osteoporosis Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Nutrition Counseling
- Personalized Meal Planning
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Disorders Nutrition Counseling
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Prediabetes Nutrition Treatment
- Pregnancy Nutrition Counseling
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Testing
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sports Nutrition Counseling
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Vitamin Deficiency Treatment
- 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
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UHC Passport
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Network Only Plus
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Network OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HighMark
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Navigate
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst NASCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Sentara Health
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
Education
Board Certification: Commission on Dietetic Registration
Allied Health Education: Immaculata University (2015)
News and publications
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/g62081509/best-vitamin-subscriptions/
https://wtop.com/medstar-washington/2023/09/why-you-may-want-to-keep-artificial-sweeteners-around/
https://www.aol.com/experts-best-vitamins-boost-energy-100000237.html
https://www.crozerhealth.org/news/news-releases/2017/avocados-theyre-a-delicious-and-heart-healthy-addition-to-a-balanced-diet/
https://www.crozerhealth.org/news/news-releases/2018/is-your-breakfast-big-enough-to-support-your-heart-health/