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
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Student Resources
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Navigate
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE for Life East
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology-Maternal & Fetal Medicine, Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (2008)
Residency: Howard University Hospital (2005)
Medical School: Dow University Of Health Sciences (1996)