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
- Biomechanical Lesions
- 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
- Pancreas Cancer
- Peripheral Nerve Damage
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sacral Spine Injury
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Soft Tissue Injury
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Cord Injury
- 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
- Basilar Migraine
- 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
- Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Confusional Migraine
- Discogram
- Dopamine Therapy
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electromyography
- 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
- Guided Imagery
- Heat Therapy
- Hemicrania Continua
- Hemiplegic Migraine
- Hypnic Headache
- Hypnosis
- Ice Pick Headache
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Kyphoplasty
- Liver Transplant For Substance Abuse
- Massage Therapy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Migraine With Aura
- Morphine Pump Implantation
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Nummular Headache
- 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 Conjunctival Injection And Tearing
- Short-Lasting Unilateral Neuralgiform Headache With Cranial Autonomic Features
- Somatic Pain
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Status Migrainosus
- Steroid Minimization
- Stress Management For Mental Health
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
- Tension-Type Headache
- Thermography
- Treatment For Sleep Disturbances
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Trigger Point Injection
- Vestibular Migraine
- Visceral Pain
- Visian Icl
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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Basic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- POS OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Fund PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UHC Passport
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Sentara Health
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Employee Health Plan
Education
Board Certification:
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
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)