Melissa G Blumgart, AUD| Audiology, Otolaryngology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Melissa Blumgart achieved her Doctorate in Audiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She completed the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilites (LEND) fellowship training. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Pathology and Audiology from Towson University. Dr. Blumgart is also fluent in American Sign Language.
At MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Dr. Melissa Blumgart performs diagnostic hearing evalautions for patients of all ages, including Auditory Brainstem Response evaluations. Dr. Blumgart recommends and programs pediatric and adult hearing aids, bone conduction hearing systems, and cochlear implants. She also performs vestibular evaluations.
Clinical areas of focus
- Auditory Brainstem Response Testing
- Auditory Implant Candidacy Evaluation
- Auditory Nerve Damage
- Auditory Osseointegrated Devices
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Issues
- Bone Conduction Hearing Aids
- Child Speech Disorders
- Cochlear Implant Adjustment
- Cochlear Implant Complications
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Ear Infection
- Eardrum Perforation
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Hearing Aid Fitting
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Hearing Testing
- Newborn Hearing Loss
- Otalgia
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Tinnitus
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Testing
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Auditory Nerve Damage
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Issues
- Child Speech Disorders
- Cochlear Implant Complications
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Ear Fullness
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Eardrum Perforation
- Earwax Blockage
- Earwax Buildup
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Hearing Aid Feedback
- Hearing Loss Due To Head Trauma
- Meniere's Disease
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Muffled Hearing
- Newborn Hearing Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Otalgia
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otitis Media
- Otosclerosis
- Speech Sound Disorder
- Tinnitus
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vestibular Disorders
- Word Recognition Difficulties
Procedures I perform
- Auditory Brainstem Response Testing
- Auditory Implant Candidacy Evaluation
- Auditory Osseointegrated Devices
- Auditory Processing Disorder Evaluation
- Auditory Rehabilitation
- Bone Conduction Device
- Bone Conduction Hearing Aids
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cochlear Implant Adjustment
- Custom Ear Molds
- Dizziness And Balance Treatment
- Ear Canal Irrigation
- Ear Impressions
- Flash Electroretinography
- Fm System Fitting
- Gait And Balance Evaluation
- Hearing Aid Counseling
- Hearing Aid Fitting
- Hearing Assistance Technology
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Hearing Testing
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Laryngeal Function Test
- Misophonia Treatment
- Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Prevention
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Semi-Implantable Hearing Devices
- Sound Therapy
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Speech Reading
- Tinnitus Evaluation
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Vestibular Testing
- Vestibuloplasty
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
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- Network OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HighMark
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TRICARE East Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS II
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Navigate
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- OA Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO Option
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Speech Language Hearing Association, Audiology
Residency: Georgetown University (2019)
Graduate: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (2019)