Priya Kundra, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Priya Kundra, MD, is a highly experienced general endocrinologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and a clinical assistant professor of medicine at Georgetown University Hospital. Passionate about advancing the understanding, management and treatment of endocrine disease, Dr. Kundra is currently involved in research exploring new treatments for thyroid cancer and thyroid disease. She’s a member of the American Thyroid Association and the Endocrine Society, and sits on the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee at Medstar Washington Hospital Center. She has given numerous presentations and has published a number of original papers and book chapters.
Dr. Kundra graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and received her medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia (now Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine). She then joined Georgetown University Hospital for internship and residency training in internal medicine before staying on to complete a fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism.
Philosophy of Care
“I’m here for my patients — to assist them with their healthcare and allow them to thrive as much as possible. I don’t believe in a ‘one size fits all’ diagnostic and treatment approach. I take a patient-centered approach that is based on listening intently to each of my patients and understanding what they want to achieve from treatment.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Graves Disease
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Achalasia
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Adult Osteomalacia
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Disorders In Diseases
- Breast And Lactation Disorders In Pregnancy
- Breast Disorders
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Cushing Syndrome
- Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Endocrine Disorders
- Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastrinoma
- Gestational Diabetes
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Pump Management
- Insulin Resistance
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
- Newborn Hypocalcemia
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Orbit Disorders
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Pelvic Organ Injury
- Personal History Of Medical Treatment
- Pituitary Disorders
- Poisoning
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
- Postprocedural Complications
- Prediabetes
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Proteinuria
- Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Male Phenotype
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Storm
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin D Deficiency Rickets
- Vitamin D Resistance
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Bone Density Testing
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Enterectomy
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Glucose Control Management
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopause
- Hormone Therapy For Pituitary Disorders
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Medication Administration And Management
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Prevention And Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Weight Management Program
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 Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Basic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- Network OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare FFS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- POS OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- OA Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HighMark
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
Education
Board Certification:
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2007)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2005)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (2002)