About me
Melissa Meghpara, DO, is an attending vascular surgeon at MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute. As a vascular surgeon, Dr. Meghpara treats the whole spectrum of vascular disease, from the arteries to the veins, including carotid, aortic, and peripheral vascular disease.
Dr. Meghpara has been trained in both endovascular and open treatments. Providing the best individualized approach, she offers a minimally invasive endovascular approach whenever appropriate. Dr. Meghpara is highly advanced in endovascular techniques, and is able to offer a number of options that patients might not find everywhere. Procedures performed by Dr. Meghpara include EVAR (endovascular aortic aneurysm repair), TEVAR (thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair), and TCAR (transcarotid artery revascularization).
Dr. Meghpara’s main clinical focus is in arterial work, primarily in endovascular approaches. She is interested in clinical research that explores practical improvements on modern methods–anything that can enhance current treatment measures. She is excited about several new branch devices coming onto the market, and for new devices for the treatment of carotid, peripheral vascular, and venous disease. Dr. Meghpara is especially excited to offer a new method of transcervical carotid stenting using fusion modeling to create a 3-D model based on CT scans that can be overlaid onto patients during the procedure.
Dr. Meghpara received her medical degree from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYIT-COM), as well as a master’s degree in Neuromusculoskeletal Science. After graduation, she completed a general surgery residency at Flushing Hospital Medical Center (Medisys) and served one year as the program’s Chief Resident. Afterwards, she completed a 2-year vascular surgery fellowship at Maimonides Medical Center.
Dr. Meghpara has published five papers on vascular disease, received multiple awards, and is a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery, the Association of Women Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, and the Eastern Vascular Society.
Dr. Meghpara has known she wanted to work in vascular surgery since her first year of general surgery training. She looks forward to her day to day work and is always looking forward to new challenges.
Philosophy of care
“I think that all of our patients should be treated as if they’re family. I treat every single one of my patients as if they were my family members. I provide the highest level of care I can. I’m also realistic and I think it’s important to be honest with your patients as to what you can and can’t do for them to provide a high quality of life.
“I’d like my patients to say that I not only provided a high level of care, but that I care as if they are my family members and that the ongoing relationship is something that they are happy to have. As vascular is a long-term relationship, I want patients and referring physicians to feel like they can easily speak with me regarding vascular concerns.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Endovascular Treatment
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Stent Placement
- Ultrasonography Left Upper Extremity Veins
- Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aorta Restriction
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortography
- Arteriovenous Anastomosis
- Arteriovenous Fistula Revision
- Balloon Dilation
- Bypass Graft
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Angioplasty
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Carotid Stenting
- Common Carotid Artery Dilation
- Decompression Fasciotomy, Leg
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Dialysis
- Dialysis Access
- Dialysis Graft Placement
- Duplex Scan Of Aorta
- Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovascular Repair Of Femoral Artery
- Endovascular Repair Of Thoracic Aorta
- Endovascular Treatment
- Endovenous Laser Ablation Of Varicose Veins
- Extirpation Of Right Femoral Vein
- Fluoroscopy Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries
- Infected Graft Excision
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
- Insertion Infusion Device
- Insertion Of Infusion Device Into Lower Vein
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Limb Salvage
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mesenteric Artery Bypass
- Mesenteric Artery Stenting
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pseudoaneurysm Treatment
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Sclerotherapy Of Varicose Veins
- Splenic Artery Ligation
- Stent Placement
- Thoracic Aorta Restriction
- Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Thoracic Outlet Decompression
- Thromboendarterectomy
- Thromboendarterectomy With Patch Graft
- Translumbar Aortography
- Ultrasonography Left Upper Extremity Veins
- Vascular Access Device Care
- Vascular Embolization
- Vascular Stenting
- Vena Cava Filter Insertion
- Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Venous Stasis Ulcer Treatment
- Vertebral Artery Stenting
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 SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Network OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HighMark
- CareFirst EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- OA Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Student Resources
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Basic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- Beech Street PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Fellowship: Maimonides Medical Center (2022)
Residency: Flushing Hospital Medical Center (2020)
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (2015)