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
- Eardrum Repair
- Hearing Testing
- Laryngoscopy With Biopsy
- Nasal Endoscopy With Biopsy, Polypectomy, Or Debridement
- Nasal Septal Button Placement
- Sinus Surgery
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Voice Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adenoiditis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Benign Neoplasm Of Respiratory System
- Benign Tumor
- Candidiasis
- Child Speech Disorders
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Cleft Lip And Palate
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Anomalies
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pharynx
- Congenital Malformations Of Skull And Face Bones
- Coughing Up Blood
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Pulp And Periapical Tissues
- 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
- Effects Of External Causes
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Headache
- Jaw Diseases
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Larynx Cancer
- Lip Cancer
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Mastoiditis
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Nosebleeds
- Omphalocele
- Oral Cancer
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otitis Media
- Otosclerosis
- Palate Cancer
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Somatoform Disorder
- Superficial Mycoses
- Throat Cancer
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Tongue Cancer
- Tonsil Cancer
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vestibular Disorders
- Voice And Resonance 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
- Electrodesiccation And Curettage
- Endoscopic Inspection Of Tracheobronchial Tree
- Enteroscopy
- Excision Lesion Floor Mouth
- Excision Of External Ear
- Excision Of Sublingual Gland
- Fracture Nasal Inferior Turbinate
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Hearing Aid Fitting
- Hearing Testing
- Hoarseness Treatment
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Intranasal Biopsy
- Intranasal Lesion Excision
- Labyrinthectomy
- 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
- Neck Rhytidectomy
- Oral Tissue Biopsy
- Oropharynx Biopsy
- Ostectomy
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parotid Gland Surgery
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Tracheostomy
- Ptosis Repair
- Salivary Gland Stone Removal
- Sinus Surgery
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Thread Vein Removal
- Throat Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Tongue Biopsy
- Tongue Release
- Tonsillectomy
- Tonsillectomy And Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
- Turbinate Excision
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Turbinate Submucous Resection
- Tympanic Membrane Repair
- Tympanostomy With Ventilating Tube
- Ultrasound-Guided Cyst Aspiration
- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
- Vestibule Biopsy
- Vestibuloplasty
- Vocal Cord Paralysis Treatment
- Voice 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
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Direct
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Navigate
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Network OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- OA Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 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.