About me
Kalpakam Shastri, DDS, is an oral & maxillofacial surgeon who specializes in the orthognathic-corrective surgery of skeletal jaw and dental deformities. She sees patients for any condition related to the jaw, including tumors or pathology, reconstruction of the jaw, traumatic injury, infection, and impacted teeth. Additionally, she performs outpatient surgery procedures using sedation or general anesthesia for the removal of impacted teeth.
Dr. Shastri is also an oral surgery specialist at the National Institutes of Health at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research clinic, where she performs procedures to treat complex oral illnesses. Her clinical interests include tumors and reconstruction. Her research interests include optimizing sedation techniques and pain control related to impacted teeth. She is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and the DC Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Dr. Shastri began her career in India, where she completed a bachelor’s degree in dental surgery and a master’s degree in dental surgery at the Government Dental College and Hospital in Nagpur. She then moved to the United Kingdom, where she was Clinical Assistant and Senior House Officer of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at hospitals in North Wales and Chelmsford, UK. She then completed two fellowships: one with the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland in Dublin and one with the Royal College of Surgeons of England in London.
Dr. Shastri received her doctorate of dental surgery degree from Northwestern University Dental School before completing internship and residency training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Loyola University Medical Center and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, respectively. She acted as Assistant Professor of oral & maxillofacial surgery at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine for nearly five years before opening her own private practice. She has since joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center to contribute to a collaborative environment and to provide complex jaw surgeries to a greater portion of the community. She is an integral teaching staff member and is responsible for teaching residents in training to be successful oral and maxillofacial surgeons.
Dr. Shastri is published in various peer-reviewed journals and has presented internationally on numerous occasions. She is passionate about exploring the effects of stem cells as they relate to reconstruction of the jaw.
Philosophy of Care
“The foundation of my practice lies in education and empathy. It is important to me that my patients understand their conditions, in addition to the challenges involved in the care necessary to treat them. With information, my hope is that my patients feel confident in taking control of their health. I take the time to first listen and then answer questions.”
“I care very much about the overall experience of my patients. The time they spend with me is merely a portion of the entire care process. Interactions with healthcare staff and front desk staff, wait times, and answering their questions are all a vital part of the superior quality care that I aim to provide.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Abscessed Tooth
- Bone Graft
- Broken Jaw
- Cleft Lip And Palate
- Facial Asymmetry
- I-131 Therapy
- Jaw Contouring
- Jaw Surgery
- Malocclusion
- Maxillary Fracture Repair
- Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery
- Oral Cancer Surgery
- Oral Pathology Treatment
- Orthognathic Surgery
- Tooth Loss
- Wisdom Tooth Extraction
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anxiety
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Spur
- Cleft Lip And Palate
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Endometriosis
- Facial Asymmetry
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Sprain
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Oral Cancer
- Osteonecrosis
- Personal Risk Factors
- Skull Fractures
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tooth Loss
Procedures I perform
- Bone Graft
- Bone Repair
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Cleft Palate Repair
- Facial Plastic Surgery
- I-131 Therapy
- Inverted Nipple Correction
- Jaw Surgery
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Lip Augmentation
- Maxillary Fracture Repair
- Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery
- Orthognathic Surgery
- Uvulopalatoplasty
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
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Employee Health Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA EPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Fund PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE East Select
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HighMark
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Navigate
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Sentara Health
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Network OA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: ,
Residency: Tufts Medical Center (2005)
Internship: Loyola University Medical Center (2001)
Dental School: Northwestern University (1998)