Teresa Elizabeth Narayan, MS OD| Ophthalmology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Teresa (Anjali) Narayan joined MedStar Georgetown University Hospital as an optometrist in 2013. In 2016, she was also appointed assistant professor of clinical ophthalmology at Georgetown University School of Medicine. As such, she serves as co-director of the Ophthalmic Medical Personnel Training Program with responsibility for both classroom and clinical instruction for students pursuing certification as ophthalmic assistants or ophthalmic medical technologists. Dr. Narayan also oversees staff technicians working in the ophthalmology clinic.
In addition to her clinical, teaching and administrative responsibilities, Dr. Narayan is also a co-investigator on several clinical trials.
Before joining MedStar Georgetown, Dr. Narayan was an associate optometrist for private practices in East Haven, Connecticut, and Bridgetown, Missouri. Previously, she served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at her alma mater, the University of Missouri, St. Louis College of Optometry.
Philosophy of Care
In addition to eye care, one of my passions is teaching. I enjoy bringing this aspect into my patient care by taking the time to make sure that patient education is a priority. Straight-forward communication fosters patient participation in their care and helps patients understand what to expect throughout the exam. They also leave with a thorough understanding of their condition and treatment which improves outcomes.
As an optometrist, I work closely with ophthalmologists as well as physicians of other medical specialties. I strive to make sure that consistent clear communication occurs between providers to ensure that the patient receives the best care possible. By keeping education and communication at the forefront of my practice, I continually work to provide a positive patient experience.
Clinical areas of focus
- Anisometropia
- Astigmatism
- Bifocal Lens Problems
- Blurred Vision
- Cataract Diagnosis
- Contact Lens
- Contact Lens Fitting
- Dry Eyes
- Eye Strain
- Farsightedness
- Hyperopia Correction
- Keratoconus
- Low Vision Therapy
- Myopia
- Nasopharyngitis
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Presbyopia
- Uveitic Glaucoma Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anisometropia
- Astigmatism
- Bifocal Lens Problems
- Blepharitis
- Blurred Vision
- Burning Eyes
- Cataract
- Choroidal Nevi
- Color Vision Deficiency
- Congenital Corneal Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Eye
- Contact Lens
- Corneal Scarring
- Corneal Ulcers
- Discharge Or Crusting
- Dry Eyes
- Episcleritis
- Eye Strain
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Farsightedness
- Floaters
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Headache
- Hypertropia
- Intraocular Inflammation
- Intraocular Lens Implant Complications
- Iris Disorders
- Itchy Eyes
- Keratitis
- Keratoconus
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Lens Dislocation
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Eye And Adnexa
- Muscle Disorders
- Myopia
- Nasopharyngitis
- Optic Nerve Disorders
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Presbyopia
- Prescription Eyeglasses Problems
- Progressive Lens Problems
- Red Eyes
- Retinal Disease
- Retinal Holes
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Tearing
- Vestibular Neuritis
- Vision Disturbances
- Visual Field Defects
- Vitreous Detachment
Procedures I perform
- Anti-Reflective Coating Prescription
- Asthenospermia Treatment
- Autorefraction
- Bedwetting Education
- Cataract Diagnosis
- Cidp Treatment
- Ciliary Sulcus Intraocular Lens Implantation
- Contact Lens Care
- Contact Lens Cleaning
- Contact Lens Fitting
- Corneal Aberrometry
- Corneal Transplantation
- Diabetes Eye Care
- Diabetic Eye Exam
- Diode Laser Photocoagulation
- Eye Disease Treatment
- Eye Socket Surgery
- Fitting Of Progressive Lenses
- Fluorescein Angiography For Diabetes
- Fluorescein Staining
- Fluphenazine Treatment
- Gonioscope
- Hearing Assistance Technology
- Hybrid Contact Lenses
- Hyperopia Correction
- Imiquimod Treatment
- Indirect Ophthalmoscopy
- Intermittent Exotropia Treatment
- Intracapsular Cataract Surgery
- Intraocular Lens For Presbyopia Correction
- Iris Prosthesis Removal
- Keratoconus Diagnosis
- Laser Cyclophotocoagulation
- Laser Retinopexy
- Low Vision Therapy
- Macular Hole Repair With Vitrectomy
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Multifocal Glasses Prescription
- Octopus Perimetry
- Ocular Coherence Tomography Angiography
- Optometry Treatment
- Orthoptics And Vision Therapy
- Phoropter
- Posterior Lamellar Keratoplasty
- Posterior Vitreous Detachment Treatment
- Presbylasik
- Prescription Eyeglasses
- Refractive Implant Surgery
- Tinted Lens Prescription
- Tonometry
- Trabeculotomy
- Uveitic Glaucoma Treatment
- Uveitis Treatment With Vitrectomy
- Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy Treatment
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
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst NASCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HighMark
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Basic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Graduate: University of Missouri (2010)
Graduate: University of Missouri (2009)