About me
Ishita Arya Gambhir, MD, is a board-certified neurologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital specializing in Movement Disorders. Her areas of expertise and interest include Parkinson's Disease, Atypical Parkinsonisms, deep brain stimulator (DBS) programming, Essential Tremor and other forms of tremor, and tics/Tourette's Syndrome. Dr. Gambhir also performs botulinum toxin injections for dystonia, spasticity, sialorrhea and facial nerve disorders (hemifacial spasm, blepharospasm). She sees patients at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and in Mclean, VA.
Dr. Gambhir developed a particular interest for Movement Disorders during her Neurology residency and has a special focus on working with patients and their families to formulate a comprehensive treatment plan. She believes that the management of a neurological condition is not just limited to medications, but rather requires a multi-modal approach to improve quality of life. Dr. Gambhir is a long-time resident of the D.C .Metropolitan area. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and two children and enjoys spending time with her large extended family and friends.
Clinical areas of focus
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Limb Spasticity
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Dystonia Treatment
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Migraine
- Movement Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Basal Ganglia Degeneration
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Dystonia
- Chorea
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dyskinesia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypokinetic Movement Disorders
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Kennedy's Disease
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Movement Disorders
- Myoclonus
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Shaking Palsy
- Spasmodic Dysphonia
- Spasticity
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia
- Stiff Person Syndrome
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tourette Syndrome
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Unsteady Walking
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Botox Injection For Spasmodic Dysphonia
- Botulinum Toxin Injection For Spasticity
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Cervical Dystonia
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Limb Spasticity
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Migraines
- Chorea Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Tremors
- Dystonia Injections
- Dystonia Treatment
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis
Practice locations
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1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 300 3rd Fl
McLean, VA, 22101
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TRICARE East Prime
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- IH-EPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-POS
- CIGNA PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Navigate
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Student Resources
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HighMark
- First Health PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2013)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2011)
Internship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Medical School: University of Maryland-Baltimore (2007)