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 Dietetic 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
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity
- Obesity Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Dietary Assessment
- Healthy Weight Loss Guidance
- Meal Planning
- Mineral Deficiency Treatment
- Nutrient Supplementation Planning
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- Personalized Meal Planning
- Weight Management Program
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
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- POS OA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Network OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS II
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HighMark
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
Education
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/
