Nitika Paudel, MD PhD| Radiation Oncology | MedStar Health
About me
Nitika Paudel, MD, PhD, is a radiation oncologist in the Department of Radiation Medicine and director of the Lung Cancer Radiation Oncology program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Paudel specializes in:
- Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy
- Intensity and volumetric-modulated radiation therapy
- Image-guided radiation therapy
- Stereotactic body radiation therapy
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Proton therapy
- High dose rate brachytherapy
Dr. Paudel is currently an active member of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, American College of Radiation Oncology, Chicago Radiologic Society, and several other groups. She has been published in several prestigious scientific journals, including Surgical Oncology, Practical Radiation Oncology, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, and Journal of Virology.
Dr. Paudel’s main areas of clinical expertise include:
- Lung and Thoracic malignancies
- Breast malignancies
- Gynecological malignancies
- Head and neck malignancies
- Lymphomas/leukemia
- Palliative oncology
Clinical areas of focus
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Procedures I perform
- Brachytherapy
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Cancer Treatment
- Clinical Trials Participation
- Cyberknife
- Endobronchial Brachytherapy
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Radiation
- Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
- Geriatric Care Management
- Gynecologic Cancer Radiation
- Head And Neck Cancer Radiation Treatment
- High Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- Image-Guided Brachytherapy
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy For Prostate Cancer
- Lymphoma Management
- Mammosite Brachytherapy
- Phototherapy For Jaundice
- Radiation Dosimetry Calculation
- Radiation Oncology Consultation
- Radiation Oncology Follow-Up
- Special Dosimetry
- Telemedicine Visit
- Testicular Tumor Prevention
- Therapeutic Radiology Simulation
- Total Skin Electron Therapy
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Tumor Localization
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Bles Bldg Lower Level
Washington, DC, 20007
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 True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open POS II
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst EPO
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UHC Passport
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- POS OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Navigate
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Sentara Health
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA EPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Student Resources
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare Direct
- HighMark
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2019)
Internship: Weiss Memorial Hospital GME (2015)
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine/Science (2014)