About me
Ronak Dixit, MD, is an attending otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center. He treats all conditions relating to the ears, nose, and throat, including disorders of the tonsils, sinuses, voice, hearing, thyroid and salivary glands, and more. His clinical interests include sinus as well as voice disorders.
Dr. Dixit prioritizes a thorough diagnostic process to provide tailored medical and surgical treatment options to his patients. When appropriate, Dr. Dixit opts for minimally-invasive techniques that allow him to operate with precision. These techniques offer numerous benefits to patients, including reduced recovery time and less post-operative pain.
Dr. Dixit received his medical degree and residency training from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. During residency, Dr. Dixit was part of the hospital’s Leadership in Education and Patient Safety (LEAPS) committee, where he helped institute systemic changes to improve healthcare outcomes.
In his spare time, Dr. Dixit enjoys playing the piano and spending time with his wife and daughter.
Philosophy of Care
“While my specialty is in treating disorders of the ears, nose, and throat, I view each of my patients as a whole. Every person and situation is unique, so I always ask myself whether there are other medical problems or special circumstances that need to be considered. In order to provide the best possible treatment, I actively listen to patients’ concerns and goals before making my own plan of care. This is how I approach each and every one of my patients.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adenoidectomy
- Adenoiditis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Control Nasal Hemorrhage Anterior Complex
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Laryngoscopy With Biopsy
- Nasal Endoscopy With Biopsy, Polypectomy, Or Debridement
- Nasal Polyps
- Nosebleeds
- Sinus Surgery
- Tonsillectomy
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adenoiditis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Benign Neoplasm Of Mouth And Pharynx
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Middle Ear And Respiratory System
- Child Speech Disorders
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Cleft Lip And Palate
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Pharynx
- Congenital Malformations Of Skull And Face Bones
- Coughing Up Blood
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Diseases Of Vocal Cords
- Disorders Of Cranial Nerves
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Paralysis
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Jaw Diseases
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Larynx Cancer
- Lip Cancer
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Mastoiditis
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Nosebleeds
- Oral Cancer
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otitis Media
- Otosclerosis
- Palate Cancer
- Throat Cancer
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Tongue Cancer
- Tonsil Cancer
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vestibular Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Adenoidectomy
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Change Trachea Tracheostomy Device
- Chemodenervation Of Salivary Glands
- Control Nasal Hemorrhage Anterior Complex
- Debridement Of Mastoidectomy Cavity
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Ear Tube Insertion
- Eardrum Repair
- Endoscopic Inspection Of Tracheobronchial Tree
- Excision Lesion Floor Mouth
- Excision Of External Ear
- Excision Of Sublingual Gland
- Fracture Nasal Inferior Turbinate
- Hoarseness Treatment
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Intranasal Biopsy
- Intranasal Lesion Excision
- Laryngeal Cancer Treatment
- Laryngeal Function Study
- Laryngoscopy With Biopsy
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision And Microscope
- Laryngoscopy With Vocal Cord Injection
- Nasal Endoscopy With Biopsy, Polypectomy, Or Debridement
- Nasal Endoscopy With Concha Bullosa Resection
- Nasal Endoscopy With Nasal Hemorrhage Control
- Nasal Endoscopy With Sphenoidotomy
- Nasal Septal Button Placement
- Oral Tissue Biopsy
- Oropharynx Biopsy
- Parotid Gland Surgery
- Salivary Gland Stone Removal
- Sinus Surgery
- Throat Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Tongue Biopsy
- Tongue Release
- Tonsillectomy
- Tonsillectomy And Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
- Turbinate Excision
- Turbinate Submucous Resection
- Tympanic Membrane Repair
- Tympanostomy With Ventilating Tube
- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
- Vestibule Biopsy
- Vocal Cord Paralysis Treatment
Practice locations
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3062 Waldorf Market Pl
Waldorf, MD, 20603
106 Irving St NW
POB Ste 2700 North Tower
Washington, DC, 20010
13950 Brandywine Rd
Ste 175
Brandywine, MD, 20613
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 Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Navigate
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-POS
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Network OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UHC Passport
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2020)
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2015)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
1: Cooper T, Dixit R, Hobson CE, Hirsch BE, McCall AA. Metachronous Sudden
Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Patient Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Mar;162(3):337-342. doi:
10.1177/0194599820902387. Epub 2020 Jan 28. PMID: 31986973.
2: Hendrickson R, Popescu A, Dixit R, Ghearing G, Bagic A. Panic attack symptoms
differentiate patients with epilepsy from those with psychogenic nonepileptic
spells (PNES). Epilepsy Behav. 2014 Aug;37:210-4. doi:
10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.06.026. Epub 2014 Jul 31. PMID: 25084477.
3: Dixit R, Popescu A, Bagić A, Ghearing G, Hendrickson R. Medical comorbidities
in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic spells (PNES) referred for video-EEG
monitoring. Epilepsy Behav. 2013 Aug;28(2):137-40. doi:
10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.05.004. Epub 2013 Jun 5. PMID: 23747495.
4: Dixit R, Weissfeld JL, Wilson DO, Balogh P, Sufka P, Siegfried JM, Grandis
JR, Diergaarde B. Incidence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma among
subjects at high risk of lung cancer: results from the Pittsburgh Lung Screening
Study. Cancer. 2015 May 1;121(9):1431-5. doi: 10.1002/cncr.29189. Epub 2015 Jan
5. PMID: 25559556; PMCID: PMC4409462.
5: Dixit R, Kemp C, Kulich S, Seethala R, Chiosea S, Ling S, Ha PK, Duvvuri U.
TMEM16A/ANO1 is differentially expressed in HPV-negative versus HPV-positive
head and neck squamous cell carcinoma through promoter methylation. Sci Rep.
2015 Nov 13;5:16657. doi: 10.1038/srep16657. PMID: 26563938; PMCID: PMC4643216.
6: McCoy JL, Dixit R, Dohar JE, Tobey ABJ. Pediatric subperiosteal orbital
abscess characterization and prediction of size, location, and management. Int J
Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Mar 28;144:110693. doi:
10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110693. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33813099.
7: Pradeep T, Kalra G, Leader JK, McCoy J, Dixit R, Dohar J, Tobey A, Sahel JA,
Pu J, Fu R. Lesion-Mapping Software for the Measurement of Subperiosteal Abscess
Volume for Pediatric Orbital Cellulitis: A Retrospective Chart Review.
Ophthalmol Ther. 2021 Feb 4. doi: 10.1007/s40123-021-00333-6. Epub ahead of
print. PMID: 33537950.