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