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