About me
Malady Kodgi, MD, is a senior attending physician in the at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center and an attending physician at the National Rehabilitation Hospital. He is also a member of the Pain Committee, working to ensure inpatient pain satisfaction.
As a pain management specialist, Dr. Kodgi specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of spine, joint and musculoskeletal pain. He sees patients for radiculitis, lumbar stenosis, lumbar radiculitis, disc disease, chronic low back pain, facet joint pain, and back pain related to strains, sprains, and the sciatic nerve. Dr. Kodgi works closely with doctors at the MedStar Orthopedic Institute of Georgetown to provide care for all of these conditions. In order to provide a comprehensive approach to care, he coordinates with orthopedic physicians to create a care plan that best fits the needs of each individual patient.
Treatment methods used by Dr. Kodgi include epidural injections, transforaminal injections, radiofrequency ablation, joint injections, trigger point injections, bursitis injections, ablation and spinal stimulation. Additionally, he utilizes sympathetic blocks, celiac plexus blocks, impar blocks, and trigger point injections.
Dr. Kodgi received his medical degree at Kasturba Medical College and completed a residency and board certification in orthopedic medicine at Mangalore University in India. He then arrived in New York, where he completed a general surgery internship at the Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in New York City. Dr. Kodgi joined the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital at the Georgetown University Medical Center for residency training in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Finally, he completed fellowship training in pain management at MedStar Washington Hospital Center before joining the staff full-time.
Philosophy of Care
“My primary goal is to improve function for my patients and reduce the burden on their bodies by using the least amount of medical intervention necessary. I believe in providing honest and practical care. In order for my patients to understand their diagnosis and treatment options, I communicate based on a foundation of transparency. I view myself as an extension of care. I provide appropriate consultations and interventions that help treat pain in addition to the care an individual is currently receiving.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthritis
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Facet Joint Radiofrequency Ablation
- Fibromyalgia
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Nerve Block
- Neuropathic Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Sciatica
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Stenosis
- Trigger Point Injection
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Acute Pelvic Pain
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Back Pain
- Bone Cancer Pain
- Bone Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spine Injury
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Facial Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Headache
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Injury
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Strain
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neuropathic Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Peripheral Nerve Damage
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Sacral Spine Injury
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Soft Tissue Injury
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Thumb Synovitis
- Visceral Pain
Procedures I perform
- Alcohol Detoxification
- Auriculotemporal Nerve Block For Headache
- Biofeedback
- Botox Injection For Spasmodic Dysphonia
- Botox Injections For Pain
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervicogenic Headache
- Chronic Cluster Headache
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Pain In Young Adults
- Chronic Pain Management For Children
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Discogram
- Dopamine Therapy
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Epidural Blood Patch For Csf Leak
- External Application Of A Cold Stimulus Headache
- Facet Joint Radiofrequency Ablation
- Facial Pain
- Flexibility Exercises
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Geriatric Care Management
- Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
- Graston Technique
- Heat Therapy
- Hypnosis
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Kyphoplasty
- Liver Transplant For Substance Abuse
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Migraine With Aura
- Morphine Pump Implantation
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Pain And Addiction
- Pain And Cognitive Function
- Pain Medication Management
- Pain Medicine Consultation
- Pain Medicine Evaluation
- Pain Rehabilitation
- Palliative Care
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Phantom Pain
- Primary Headache Associated With Sexual Activity
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Reproductive Medicine
- Short-Lasting Unilateral Neuralgiform Headache With Cranial Autonomic Features
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Steroid Minimization
- Stress Management For Mental Health
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
- Tension-Type Headache
- Treatment For Sleep Disturbances
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Trigger Point Injection
- Visian Icl
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Rm G267
Washington, DC, 20010
6475 New Hampshire Ave
Ste 200A
Adelphi, MD, 20783
106 Irving St NW
POB Ste 5000 N
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
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE East Prime
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Navigate
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HighMark
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Employee Health Plan
- Sentara Health
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Network OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine/Pain Management
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2000)
Residency: Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital (1999)
Internship: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center (1996)
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College Manipal (1991)