Aruni Gunaratne, MD| Pediatrics | MedStar Health
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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
  • 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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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Washington, DC, 20007

202-877-2147

Fax 202-877-5551

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Fax 202-877-5551

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

202-444-8531

Fax 202-444-7752

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Fax 202-444-7752

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics

Residency: Duke University Medical Center (2022)

Medical School: Duke University (2015)