Namratha Turlapati, MD| Ophthalmology | MedStar Health
About me
Namratha Turlapati, MD, is a board certified ophthalmologist whose practice is dedicated to adult comprehensive ophthalmology and pediatric ophthalmology. She has additional fellowship specialty training in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus. She sees patients for adult and pediatric strabismus, amblyopia, blocked tear ducts, cataracts, diabetes, and macular degeneration.
Dr. Turlapati takes a comprehensive approach to the treatment of these complications through the use of medical and surgical techniques, aiming to optimize the safety of patients when any kind of surgery is necessary. Her clinical interests include medical and surgical management of adult and pediatric strabismus, cataract, and refractive surgery. Her research interests include retinopathy of prematurity.
Dr. Turlapati received her medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School before doing an internship program at the University of Illinois-Chicago. She then completed residency training at the Medical College of Wisconsin and a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology at Children's National Medical Center.
Philosophy of Care
"My practice is very comprehensive. I see patients of all ages, beginning with newborns. My intention is to treat every patient as if they were a family member. It is important to me that my patients feel informed about their conditions and their treatment options. Through conversation, I create a safe space, where my patients feel comfortable and put their trust in me.
I take a thoughtful approach to the diagnosis and medical needs of my patients. For this reason, I counsel my patients in treatment options that are the safest and fastest ways to improve their vision."
Clinical areas of focus
- Dry Eyes
- Keratoconus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Allergic Conjunctivitis
- Astigmatism
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Blepharitis
- Blind Spots
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Blurred Vision
- Brain Disorders
- Cataract Formation
- Cataract In Children
- Cataracts
- Chalazion
- Choroid Disorders
- Choroidal Neovascularization
- Choroiditis
- Chronic Dry Eye
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Glaucoma
- Congenital Malformations Of Eye
- Congenital Malformations Of Eyelid, Lacrimal Apparatus And Orbit
- Congenital Malformations Of Posterior Segment Of Eye
- Corneal Abrasion
- Corneal Edema
- Corneal Ulcers
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Diabetes Mellitus Due To Underlying Condition
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Double Vision
- Dry Eyes
- Ectropion
- Entropion
- Epiretinal Membrane
- Episcleritis
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eye Floaters
- Eye Infections
- Eye Irritation
- Eye Strain
- Eye Trauma
- Eyelid Disorders
- Eyelid Ptosis
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Farsightedness
- Floaters
- Globe Rupture
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Intraoperative And Postprocedural Complications Of Eye
- Keratoconus
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Lazy Eye
- Lens Dislocation
- Low Vision
- Macular Edema
- Nearsightedness
- Nystagmus
- Ocular Hypertension
- Optic Nerve Damage
- Orbit Disorders
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Pinguecula
- Postprocedural States
- Presbyopia
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Pterygium
- Ptosis
- Refractive Errors
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Uveitis
- Visual Field Defects
- Vitreomacular Adhesion
- Vitreous Body Disorders
- Vitreous Detachment
- Vitreous Hemorrhage
Procedures I perform
- Amniotic Membrane Transplantation
- Angiography
- Anti-Vegf Injection
- Autorefraction
- Batten Disease Treatment
- Best Disease Treatment
- Canalicular Laceration Repair
- Chalazion Excision
- Chalazion Removal
- Choroidal Melanoma Treatment
- Ciliary Body Tumor Treatment
- Closure Of Lacrimal Punctum
- Cogan's Syndrome Treatment
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Corneal Foreign Body Removal
- Distichiasis Treatment
- Eales Disease Treatment
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Endophthalmitis Treatment
- Enucleation
- Epi-Lasik
- Eye Discharge Treatment
- Eye Infection Treatment
- Eyelid Reconstruction
- Fundus Photography
- Giant Cell Arteritis Treatment
- Hyperopia Correction
- Hyphema Treatment
- Iluvien Implant
- Iol Exchange
- Keratitis Treatment
- Kjer's Dominant Optic Atrophy Treatment
- Lacrimal Gland Surgery
- Lacrimal Punctal Occlusion
- Laser-Assisted Subepithelial Keratomileusis
- Lasik
- Lazy Eye Treatment
- Low Vision Rehabilitation
- Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Treatment
- Neuro-Behcet's Disease Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuro-Endocrine Disorder Treatment
- Neuro-Rheumatologic Disease Treatment
- Ocular Coherence Tomography Angiography
- Ophthalmic Biometry
- Ophthalmic Ultrasound
- Optic Nerve Imaging
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Orbital Abscess Treatment
- Orbital Cellulitis Treatment
- Orbital Tumor Treatment
- Orthoptic Evaluation
- Ozurdex Implant
- Panuveitis Treatment
- Papilledema Treatment
- Paraneoplastic Syndrome Treatment
- Pediatric Cataract Surgery
- Pediatric Uveitis Treatment
- Pellucid Marginal Degeneration Treatment
- Phacoemulsification
- Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (PION) Treatment
- Posterior Vitreous Detachment Treatment
- Probing Of Nasolacrimal Duct
- Pseudotumor Cerebri Treatment
- Ptosis Repair
- Pupilloplasty
- Red Eye Treatment
- Refractive Implant Surgery
- Refractive State Determination
- Retinal Vein Occlusion Treatment
- Retinoblastoma Treatment
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity Treatment
- Sarcoid Uveitis Treatment
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Slt Laser Treatment
- Socket Reconstruction
- Specular Microscopy
- Strabismus Surgery With Previous Eye Surgery
- Strabismus Surgery With Scarring
- Strabismus Surgery With Vertical Muscle
- Synechiae Treatment
- Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment
- Tonometry
- Transpupillary Thermotherapy
- Transverse Myelitis Treatment
- Trichiasis Treatment
- Ultrasonography
- Uveitic Glaucoma Treatment
- Wavefront Analysis
- Wolfram Syndrome Treatment
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
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS II
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HighMark
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Sentara Health
- Navigate
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Beech Street PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- OA Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center (2017)
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin (2015)
Internship: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medical (2012)
Medical School: Northwestern University (2011)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Failure of Goniosurgery associated with Sturge Weber Syndrome. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2020 Nov;57(6):384-387. Helen H. Yeung, Steven A Kane, Namratha Turlapati, Jane Song Nzuna, David Walton.
Perioperative Management of Pediatric Glaucoma Surgery. Int Ophthalmol Clin 2020 ;60(3):135-140. Helen H. Yeung, Alaa S. Bou Ghannam, Namratha Turlapati, David Walton.
I Have a Bump. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2018 Sep;55(5):284. Namratha Turlapati.