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
- Movement Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Cervical Dystonia
- Dyskinesia
- Dystonia
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hypokinetic Movement Disorders
- Movement Disorders
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tourette Syndrome
- Tremor
Procedures I perform
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Cervical Dystonia
- Dystonia Injections
- Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0540Fax 410-354-4565
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
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Classic 5000
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UHC Passport
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HighMark
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Navigate
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- OA Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Medstar Health (2013)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2011)
Internship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Medical School: University of Maryland-Baltimore (2007)