Lesley Levitt, RD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
Lesley Levitt, RD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism
Languages: English
About me
Lesley Levitt, MS, RD, LDN is a registered dietitian in the Bariatric and General Surgery Department at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She completed her Didactic Program in Dietetics at Simmons College and holds a Master's degree of Science from Northeastern University. Lesley has over 15 years of experience in weight management, in both research and direct patient care. Prior to joining MedStar Health, Lesley worked at Boston Medical Center supporting the department of surgery, focusing on bariatric surgery and renal transplant.
Clinical areas of focus
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Hyperthyroidism
- Osteoporosis
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Pituitary Disorders
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Adult Osteomalacia
- Benign Thyroid Nodules
- Bone Disorders
- Breast Disorders
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetes Mellitus Due To Underlying Condition
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Endocrine Disorders
- Endocrine Hypertension
- Gestational Diabetes
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Blood Sugar
- High Cholesterol
- Hirsutism
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperalimentation
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Lipid Disorders
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malnutrition
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Cysts
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Parathyroid Adenoma
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Personal History Of Medical Treatment
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Apoplexy
- Pituitary Cancer
- Pituitary Disorders
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
- Prediabetes
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Proteinuria
- Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Male Phenotype
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Storm
- Toxic Goiter
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes In Children
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- Acromegaly Treatment
- Adrenal Cancer Treatment
- Adrenal Crisis Treatment
- Adrenal Disease Treatment
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Gland Cancer Management
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment
- Adrenal Surgery
- Aldosteronoma Management
- Automated Insulin Delivery
- Bariatric Nutrition Counseling
- Bariatric Surgery Counseling
- Bariatric Surgery Nutrition Counseling
- Behavioral Health Nutrition Counseling
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Blood Glucose Correction For High Readings
- Blood Pressure Goal Setting
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Carbohydrate Counting For Meal Planning
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Cardiovascular Health Nutrition Counseling
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Nutrition Counseling
- Coronary Artery Disease Nutrition Counseling
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Cushing's Syndrome Treatment
- Cystic Fibrosis Nutrition Counseling
- Depression Nutrition Counseling
- Diabetes Self-Efficacy Assessment
- Diabetes Self-Management
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis Treatment
- Diabetic Retinopathy Nutrition Counseling
- Dietary Assessment
- Dietary Management Of Cushing Syndrome
- Dietary Supplement Counseling
- Dietary Treatment Of Goiter
- Eating For Optimal Energy
- Electrolyte Management
- Endocrine Disorder Treatment
- Endocrine Disorders Treatment
- Endocrine Tumor Treatment
- Endometriosis Nutrition Counseling
- End-Stage Renal Disease Nutrition Counseling
- Endurance Sports Nutrition
- Endurance Sports Nutrition Counseling
- Epigenetic Nutrition Counseling
- Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (FMTC) Treatment
- Flexibility And Mobility Nutrition Counseling
- Fluid And Electrolyte Management
- Geriatric Nutrition Counseling
- Geriatric Wound Care Nutrition Counseling
- Gestational Diabetes Management
- Gland Disorder Treatment
- Gland Dysfunction Treatment
- Glaucoma Nutrition Counseling
- Glucometer Use
- Goiter Treatment
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Grave's Orbitopathy Treatment
- Gut Health Nutrition Counseling
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Treatment
- Heart Disease Prevention
- High Cholesterol Nutrition Counseling
- Hormone Balancing Nutrition Counseling
- Hormone Imbalance Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hypercalcemia Nutrition Management
- Hypercalcemia Treatment
- Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome (HHNS) Treatment
- Hyperparathyroidism Dietary Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism Nutrition Counseling
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypoparathyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Dose Titration
- Insulin Pen Training
- Insulin Resistance Nutrition Counseling
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Insulin Syringe Use
- Ketogenic Diet Planning
- Lifestyle Modification
- Meal Planning
- Menopause Nutrition Counseling
- Mind-Body Nutrition Counseling
- Mineral Deficiency Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Testing
- Neuroendocrine Disorder Treatment
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment
- Nutrient Deficiency Screening
- Obesity Treatment
- Osteoporosis Nutrition Counseling
- Paraganglioma Treatment
- Parathyroid Biopsy
- Parathyroid Cancer Treatment
- Parathyroid Disease Treatment
- Parathyroid Disorder Treatment
- Parathyroid Hormone Regulation
- Parathyroid Ultrasound
- Perimenopause Nutrition Counseling
- Personalized Meal Planning
- Pheochromocytoma Treatment
- Physical Activity Counseling
- Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment
- Pituitary Biopsy
- Pituitary Cancer Treatment
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Pituitary Disorders Nutrition Counseling
- Pituitary Gland Surgery
- Pituitary Medication Management
- Pituitary Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Embolization
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Post-Operative Nutrition Counseling
- Pre- And Post-Bariatric Surgery Nutrition Counseling
- Pre- And Post-Chemotherapy Nutrition Counseling
- Pregnancy Nutrition Counseling
- Pressure Ulcer Nutrition Counseling
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Probiotic Therapy
- Prolactinoma Treatment
- Psoriasis Nutrition Counseling
- Relapse Prevention
- Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Testing
- Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Sports Nutrition Counseling
- Sports Performance Nutrition Counseling
- Strength Training Nutrition Counseling
- Stress Management For Diabetes
- Stroke Nutrition Counseling
- Surgical Recovery Nutrition Counseling
- Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Thyroid Acropachy Treatment
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Ablation
- Thyroid Cancer Chemotherapy
- Thyroid Cancer Lymph Node Dissection
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Crisis Treatment
- Thyroid Dermopathy Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Management
- Thyroid Disease Treatment
- Thyroid Health Nutrition Counseling
- Thyroid Lymphoma Treatment
- Thyroid Medication Management
- Thyroid Metastasis Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Vision Loss Prevention
- Vitamin And Mineral Deficiency Treatment
- Vitamin Deficiency Treatment
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
Ste 301 South
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Network OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OA Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Navigate
- Medicare FFS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HighMark
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
Education
Allied Health Education: Northeastern University (2011)