About me
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Philosophy of care
Dr. Iqbal's philosophy of care includes devoting all of her attention to her patients because she believes that listening to and gaining a thorough understanding of the patient is the key to diagnosis and successful management. Dr. Iqbal is actively involved in the diagnosis and management of high-risk pregnancies, as well as providing prenatal diagnosis with genetic counseling, ultrasound and amniocentesis. She takes interest in treating patients with high-risk issues, such as intrauterine growth restriction, chronic hypertension, diabetes mellitus, second trimester losses and other medical complications that require close surveillance during pregnancy. She lets her patients know that she is dedicated to their well being and has the experience and expertise to provide proper education and treatment of their condition. Dr. Iqbal considers the most rewarding part of her job to be delivering a baby after supporting the mother throughout her high-risk pregnancy. It is Dr. Iqbal's goal as a maternal-fetal medicine subspecialist to provide each patient with her utmost attention, making sure each patient has the opportunity to voice their concerns.
Academic background
Sara N. Iqbal, MD, is the Division Chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) and Program Director for MFM and the MFM/Genetics Fellowship, MedStar Washington Hospital Center. In addition, she is a clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ob/Gyn), Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Dr. Iqbal specializes in high-risk pregnancy. She is actively involved in the diagnosis and management of high-risk pregnancies such as diabetes, hypertension, intrauterine growth restriction, preterm labor, history of premature delivery and other medical complications that require close surveillance during pregnancy. Services she provides to her patients include comprehensive ultrasound screening, amniocentesis and genetic counseling.
Dr. Iqbal completed her medical school education at Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi, Pakistan. She then completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC, and pursued further specialization in high-risk obstetrics with the completion of a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. During her fellowship, Dr. Iqbal studied human immunodeficiency virus in pregnancy and intrauterine growth restriction.
Medical education and research development also interest Dr. Iqbal. She is the chair of the Ob/Gyn Research Development and Review (RDR) Committee, and she supervises the monthly RDR meetings at MedStar Washington and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. In addition, she is the director for the High-Risk Obstetrics Conferences and Morbidity and Mortality Conferences at MedStar Washington. She also serves on the committees for graduate medical education, Ob/Gyn residency education and Ob/Gyn practice.
Dr. Iqbal reviews manuscripts for the American Journal of Perinatology, the American Journal of Perinatology Reports, and the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, and the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Iqbal is a fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She is board certified in both Ob/Gyn and maternal-fetal medicine. To further her knowledge and collaborations with other professionals, she maintains memberships in the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
Research interests
Dr. Iqbal's research interests include the following
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Insufficiency
- Fetal Growth Restriction
- Hypertension In Pregnancy, Including Preeclampsia
- Placental Disorders
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
- Preterm Labor
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Antenatal Screening Abnormalities
- Cervical Insufficiency
- Cervix Uteri Disorders
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- False Labor
- False Labor Pain
- Fetal Growth Restriction
- Gestational Hypertension
- High Risk Pregnancy
- Hypertension In Pregnancy, Including Preeclampsia
- Labor Complications And Umbilical Cord Problems
- Late Pregnancy Complications
- Maternal Care For Fetal Problems
- Maternal Diseases
- Maternal Infections
- Multiple Gestations
- Obstetric Trauma
- Placental Disorders
- Polyhydramnios
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
- Pregnancy Nausea
- Premature Placenta Separation
- Premature Rupture Of Membranes
- Preterm Labor
- Uterine Prolapse
- Uti (URINARY TRACT INFECTION) During Pregnancy
Procedures I perform
- Cesarean Delivery
- Fetal Monitoring
- Pregnancy Ultrasound
- Prenatal Care
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW Perinatal Center Ste 108 South Tower Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-6093Fax 202-877-8695
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
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Network OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- OA Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare FFS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology-Maternal & Fetal Medicine, Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (2008)
Residency: Howard University Hospital (2005)
Medical School: Dow University Of Health Sciences (1996)