Avantika Nathani, MD| Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Interventional Bronchoscopy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Mass
- Mycobacterial Infection
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulmonary Sarcoid
- Sleep Disorders
- Thoracentesis
- Thoracoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adenocarcinoma Of Lung
- Asbestos Lung
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Chest Wall Tumors
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Collapsed Lung
- Egfr Mutation
- Egfr Translocation
- Empyema
- Foreign Body (AIRWAY)
- Hemoptysis
- Hepatic Hydrothorax
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Kras Mutation
- Large Cell Cancer Of The Lung
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Mass
- Lung Metastasis
- Malignant Effusion
- Mediastinum Cancer
- Mesothelioma
- Mycobacterial Infection
- Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Pleural Effusion
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulmonary Sarcoid
- Radiation Toxicity
- Respiratory Failure
- Ret Mutation
- Ros1 Fusion
- Sarcoma Of The Lung
- Sleep Disorders
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Squamous Cancer Of The Lung
- Tracheal Mass
- Tracheal Stenosis
- Tracheomalacia
- Ventilator Dependent
Procedures I perform
- Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy
- Airway Stenting
- Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure
- Biopsy Of Lung
- Bronchial Dilatation
- Bronchial Thermoplasty
- Bronchoscopy
- Cyberknife
- Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy
- Endobronchial Brachytherapy
- Endobronchial Tumor Ablation
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Endoscopic Biopsy Of Lung
- Endoscopic Biopsy Of Trachea
- Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
- Interventional Bronchoscopy
- Lung Cancer Genomics
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Percutaneous Tracheostomy
- Pleurodesis
- Pleurx Catheter Insertion
- Proton Beam Therapy
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
- Thoracentesis
- Thoracoscopy
- Tracheal Dilatation
- Tracheal Stent
- Tracheoplasty
- Tracheostomy Management
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
- Innovation Health: PPO
- WellPoint Maryland
- D-SNP)
- Cigna EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- I-SNP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Signature
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Navigate
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Golden Rule
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Virginia Premier
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Innovation Health: POS
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Select
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Optimum Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- United Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare East Prime
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Choice Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Tricare East Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Tricare for Life East
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Medicaid - Maryland
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Carefirst EPO
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Cigna Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2024)
Residency: John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County (2021)
Medical School: B J Medical College-Ahmedabad (2017)