Aruni Gunaratne, MD| Pediatrics | MedStar Health
Aruni Gunaratne

Aruni Gunaratne, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Pediatrics

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Asthma
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Camp Physicals
  • Candidiasis
  • Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
  • Feeding Problems In Toddlers
  • Growth And Development Monitoring
  • Immunization Administration
  • Lactation Counseling
  • Musculoskeletal Injury
  • Nutrition Counseling
  • Pediatric Sick Visit
  • School Physical
  • School Physical
  • Sports Physicals
  • Well Child Exam
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Abnormal Breathing
  • Abnormal Breathing In Newborns
  • Abnormal Findings On Neonatal Screening
  • Acute Bronchiolitis In Infants
  • Acute Sinusitis
  • Acute Tonsillitis In Children
  • Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
  • Allergic Contact Dermatitis
  • Allergic Reactions In Children
  • Allergic Rhinitis
  • Allergies
  • Anemia In Children
  • Arm Injury
  • Arm Pain In Children
  • Asthma
  • Asthma Attack
  • Asthma In Children
  • Asthma Management
  • Atopic Dermatitis (ECZEMA) In Children
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Baby Acne
  • Baby Reflux
  • Bacterial Pneumonia
  • Bedwetting
  • Behavioral Problems
  • Blocked Tear Ducts
  • Blood In Stool
  • Bone Disorders In Children
  • Breastfeeding Difficulties
  • Bronchiolitis
  • Burn Injuries
  • Candidiasis
  • Cellulitis
  • Chest Pain
  • Child Anxiety Disorders
  • Child Asthma
  • Child Constipation
  • Child Speech Problems
  • Child Tantrums
  • Cold And Flu In Children
  • Colic In Infants
  • Common Cold In Children
  • Constipation
  • Cradle Cap
  • Croup
  • Delayed Speech And Language Development
  • Developmental Delays In Toddlers
  • Ear Foreign Body
  • Ear Infections In Children
  • Ear Pain In Children
  • Eczema
  • Enuresis
  • Environmental Allergies
  • Eye Problems In Children
  • Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
  • Feeding Problems In Toddlers
  • Fever In Children
  • Flu In Children
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
  • Growing Pains
  • Hand Foot And Mouth Disease
  • Head Injury
  • Head Lice
  • Headache In Children
  • Health Counseling
  • Hives
  • Impetigo In Children
  • Infection
  • Infectious Mononucleosis
  • Influenza
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Knee Pain In Children
  • Language Developmental Delays
  • Lead Poisoning In Children
  • Learning Disabilities In Children
  • Leg Pain In Children
  • Medically Complex Child
  • Middle Ear Pain
  • Musculoskeletal Injury
  • Nasal Congestion
  • Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
  • Nausea And Vomiting In Kids
  • Newborn Care
  • Newborn Feeding Disorders
  • Nightmares In Children
  • Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
  • Nursemaid's Elbow
  • Nutrition Counseling
  • Obesity In Children
  • Oral Thrush
  • Otitis Externa (SWIMMER'S EAR)
  • Otitis Media
  • Overweight Children
  • Pediatric Allergies
  • Pediatric Anemia
  • Pediatric Sinusitis
  • Pediatric Skin Conditions (E.G. ECZEMA, ACNE)
  • Pink Eye (CONJUNCTIVITIS)
  • Pinworms
  • Pneumonia In Children
  • Poor Appetite In Children
  • Premature Birth
  • Premature Infant
  • Reflux In Infants
  • Roseola
  • Rubella
  • Runny Nose
  • Scabies In Children
  • Scarlet Fever
  • School Physical
  • Sinusitis In Children
  • Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
  • Skin Infections In Children
  • Skin Rashes In Children
  • Speech Disorders
  • Sprains And Strains In Children
  • Strep Throat
  • Swimmer's Ear
  • Testicular Pain
  • Throat Pain
  • Tinea Infections
  • Underimmunization
  • Underweight In Kids
  • Unexplained Fever
  • Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
  • Urticaria
  • Vaccination Concerns
  • Vaccinations For Children
  • Vaginitis
  • Viral Exanthem In Children
  • Viral Infection
  • Vision Problems In Children
  • Vomiting In Children
  • Well Child Exam
  • Whooping Cough (PERTUSSIS)
  • Wound Infections In Children
  • Wrist And Hand Pain
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Procedures I perform

  • Acid Reflux Treatment
  • Annual Well Child Exam
  • Antibiotic Therapy
  • Anxiety Disorder Screening
  • Anxiety Management
  • Asthma Action Plan
  • Asthma Attack Treatment
  • Asthma Medication Management
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
  • Autism Screening And Diagnosis
  • Breastfeeding Assistance
  • Camp Physicals
  • Child Development Guidance
  • Child Developmental Assessment
  • Cholesterol Screening
  • Conjunctivitis Treatment
  • Constipation Education
  • Counseling For Anxiety And Depression
  • Counseling For Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Counseling For Behavioral Issues
  • Counseling For Children
  • Counseling For Chronic Illness
  • Counseling For Developmental Disorders
  • Counseling For Down Syndrome
  • Counseling For Feeding Problems
  • Counseling For Intellectual Disabilities
  • Daycare Physical
  • Developmental Assessments
  • Developmental Delay Diagnosis
  • Developmental Follow-Up
  • Dietary Counseling
  • Growth And Development Monitoring
  • Growth Development Screening
  • Healthy Lifestyle Guidance
  • Immunization Administration
  • Infant Nutrition Counseling
  • Infection Treatment
  • Injury Prevention
  • Lactation Counseling
  • Newborn Care
  • Nutrition And Diet Counseling
  • Pediatric Asthma Management
  • Pediatric Asthma Screening
  • Pediatric Autism Screening
  • Pediatric Nutrition Counseling
  • Pediatric Sick Visit
  • Pediatric Well Visit
  • Physical Activity Counseling
  • Physical Exam For School
  • Safety And Injury Prevention Counseling
  • School Physical
  • Sleep Counseling
  • Sports Physicals
  • Telemedicine Treatment
  • Telemedicine Visit
  • Vaccinations
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Practice locations

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4200 Wisconsin Ave NW
4th Fl
Washington, DC, 20016

202-444-8531

Fax 202-444-7752

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Fax 202-444-7752

3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Washington, DC, 20007

202-877-2147

Fax 202-877-5551

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Fax 202-877-5551

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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • IH-PPO
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • IH-Indemnity
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • HighMark
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • Choice POS II
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Aetna HMO
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • First Health PPO
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • Aetna Basic
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • TRICARE East Select
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • UHC Passport
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • Medicare FFS
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • IH-POS
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • CIGNA PPO
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Sentara Health
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • First Health PPO
    • CareFirst EPO
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • IH-POS Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Optimum Choice
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • OA Plus
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Choice POS
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • Medicare Direct
    • Employee Health Plan
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • IH-HMO
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • Navigate
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • POS OA
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • United Student Resources
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Network OA
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics

Residency: Duke University Medical Center (2022)

Medical School: Duke University (2015)