Alexander Rostam Kheradi, AC MD| Sports Medicine, Emergency Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Notice to patients: Eff. April 18, 2023 Dr. Kheradi's McLean office has moved to 1420 Beverly Road, McLean VA 22101, phone number (703) 288-2790
Dr. Kheradi is double boarded in Sports Medicine and Emergency medicine. He believes in providing high quality, individualized, whole-person care. His experience includes evaluating and treating patients from the initial injury to complete resolution and healing. He has a passion for education and working with patients to make them stronger and more resilient than before their injury. He focuses on maximizing function with both active and passive interventions.
He received his Undergratuate and Medical Degrees from Wake Forest University, where he then was accepted into the MedStar Georgetown/Washington Hospital Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program. After graduating residency in 2015, he served in the United States Air Force as a Critical Care Air Transport Physician serving overseas twice in his four years of active duty.
After his military service Dr. Kheradi was accepted into the MedStar Georgetown University Sports Medicine Fellowship where he trained in orthopedic injuries, sideline medicine, regenerative and rehabilitative medicine, and musculoskeletal ultrasound.
Boards: American Board of Emergency Medicine, CAQ-Sports Medicine
Appointments: Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine
Affiliations: Consultant Washington Capitals Hockey, Lead Team Physician Gallaudet University, Lead Company Physician The Washington Ballet, Faculty Georgetown University Sports Medicine Fellowship, Faculty National Capitol Sports Medicine Consortium
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Repair
- Cartilage Disorder
- Heel Tendon Repair
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Chest Injury
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dorsalgia
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Enthesopathies
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Forearm Fracture
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Pain
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Skull Fractures
- Superficial Abdomen Injury
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thumb Synovitis
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Bone Graft
- Bone Repair
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Closed Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
- Elbow Pain Treatment
- Electrodesiccation And Curettage
- Electromyography
- Finger Contracture Release
- Fracture Reduction
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hyaluronic Acid Infusions
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Incision And Drainage Of Bartholin's Gland Abscess
- Insulin Injection
- Intermittent Exotropia Treatment
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Kyphoplasty
- Long Leg Splint Application
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Metatarsal Fracture Treatment
- Moderate Sedation Services
- Movement Screening
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Osteotomy
- Pain Medication Management
- Paraffin Wax Bath
- Parotid Biopsy
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Peritoneal Cavity Drainage
- Physical Performance Test
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy
- Skin Graft
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Sports Physicals
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Therapeutic Massage
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ultrasound
- Vasopneumatic Devices
- Venous Insufficiency Treatment
- Visian Icl
- Wound Repair
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
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TRICARE East Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO
- Navigate
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna HMO
- United Student Resources
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HighMark
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- POS OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-POS
- Network OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Fellowship: Washington Hospital Center (2020)
Residency: Washington Hospital Center (2015)
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine (2012)