Seema Pai, MD| Otolaryngology | MedStar Health
About me
Seema Pai, MD, is an attending physician in Otolaryngology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center. Dr. Pai received her medical degree from the University of Toledo College of Medicine and her Master in Public Health degree from Columbia University. Dr. Pai’s Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery residency was at Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She also completed a facial plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center.
Dr. Pai is board-certified in Otolaryngology, and a member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Her clinical interests include general otolaryngology, functional rhinoplasty, aesthetic facial surgery, sinus surgery, facial trauma and locoregional reconstruction, following Mohs surgery for skin cancer.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Benign Neoplasm Of Mouth And Pharynx
- Child Speech Disorders
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Excision Of Nasal Mass
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Floor Of Mouth Cancer
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Hoarseness Evaluation
- Migraine
- Nasal Endoscopy With Sphenoidotomy
- Nasal Polyps
- Oral Cancer
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Postnasal Drip
- Ptosis Repair
- Sinus Pressure
- Sinus Surgery
- Snoring Disorders
- Somatoform Disorder
- Throat Cancer
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Tongue Cancer
- Tonsil Cancer
- Turbinate Submucous Resection
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vasomotor Rhinitis
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibuloplasty
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Benign Neoplasm Of Mouth And Pharynx
- Candidiasis
- Child Speech Disorders
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Face And Neck
- 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 Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Ear Pain
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Floor Of Mouth Cancer
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Hearing Loss In Children
- Hoarseness
- Inner Ear Diseases
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Larynx Cancer
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Mastoiditis
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasopharyngitis
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Oral Cancer
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otosclerosis
- Postnasal Drip
- Salivary Gland Stones
- Sinus Pressure
- Snoring Disorders
- Somatoform Disorder
- Speech Disturbances
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Throat Cancer
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Tongue Cancer
- Tonsil Cancer
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vasomotor Rhinitis
- Vestibular Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Adenoidectomy
- Antrostomy
- Biopsy Of Lymph Node
- Biopsy Of Oral Cavity
- Biopsy Of Tongue
- Cartilage Graft
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Change Trachea Tracheostomy Device
- Chemodenervation Of Salivary Glands
- Control Nasal Hemorrhage Anterior Complex
- Debridement Of Mastoidectomy Cavity
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Drainage Of External Auditory Canal
- Endoscopic Inspection Of Tracheobronchial Tree
- Ethmoidectomy
- Excision Of Cyst
- Excision Of Ethmoid Sinus
- Excision Of External Ear
- Excision Of Nasal Mass
- Excision Of Parotid Tumor
- Excision Of Sublingual Gland
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Hoarseness Evaluation
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Intranasal Biopsy
- Intranasal Lesion Excision
- Labyrinthectomy
- Laryngoscopy With Biopsy
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision And Microscope
- Mastoidectomy
- Nasal Endoscopy With Biopsy
- Nasal Endoscopy With Biopsy, Polypectomy, Or Debridement
- Nasal Endoscopy With Concha Bullosa Resection
- Nasal Endoscopy With Nasal Hemorrhage Control
- Nasal Endoscopy With Sphenoidotomy
- Neck Rhytidectomy
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Oropharynx Biopsy
- Ostectomy
- Palatopharyngoplasty
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Percutaneous Tracheostomy
- Pharynx Endoscopic Excision
- Ptosis Repair
- Sinus Surgery
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Tongue Biopsy
- Tonsillectomy
- Tonsils Resection
- Tracheostomy
- Turbinate Ablation
- Turbinate Submucous Resection
- Tympanostomy With Ventilating Tube
- Uvula External Excision
- Vestibuloplasty
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
POB Ste 2700 North Tower
Washington, DC, 20010
13950 Brandywine Rd
Ste 175
Brandywine, MD, 20613
3062 Waldorf Market Pl
Waldorf, MD, 20603
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
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Sentara Health
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Network OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Fellowship: Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University (2014)
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Yeshiva University (2013)
Medical School: The University Of Toledo (2008)