Nitika Paudel, MD PhD| Radiation Oncology | MedStar Health
About me
Nitika Paudel, MD, PhD, is a radiation oncologist in the Department of Radiation Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is passionate about improving patient outcomes with collaboration, patient education, and clinical research. 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
- Ocular Melanoma Treatment
- 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)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Student Resources
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- POS OA
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Basic
- HighMark
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OA Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Network OA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2019)
Internship: Weiss Memorial Hospital GME (2015)
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine/Science (2014)