Miranda R Gordon-Zigel, MD| Sports Medicine, Family Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Gordon-Zigel is a primary care physician, fellowship trained in sports medicine. Her scope of practice includes evaluation and treatment of upper and lower extremity injuries, tendinopathies and muscle injuries, concussion, fractures, and injection therapy (both anatomically and ultrasound guided). Most recently Dr. Gordon-Zigel completed a primary care sports medicine fellowship with the University of Maryland Medical System. During the fellowship, she worked with athletes of various levels, including the Baltimore Ravens and sports teams at the University of Maryland, College Park; University of Maryland Baltimore County, Coppin State University, Morgan State University, and McDonogh School. Dr. Gordon-Zigel also serves as a team physician for Stevenson University.
Areas of Clinical Interest
- Preventive care
- Sports medicine
- Women’s health
Philosophy of Care
“My philosophy of care involves taking care of patients and families with a holistic approach. Through my practice of sports medicine, I also work with athletes and those with a healthy lifestyle to keep them active.
Certifications and professional associations
- Board certified, American Board of Family Medicine
- American Association of Family Physicians
- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
- American College of Sports Medicine
- Certificate of Added Qualifications, Sports Medicine
Clinical areas of focus
- Booster Shots
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Diabetes Management
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Osteoarthritis
- Rash Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood Glucose Levels
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Anxiety
- Asthma
- Body Region Injury
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Candidiasis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Cough
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Depressive Episode
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Enthesopathies
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Female Genital Pain
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Menstrual Disorders
- Mesothelioma
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Painful Urination
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thumb Synovitis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urological Disorders
- Urticaria
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Bone Density Testing
- Booster Shots
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- Contraceptive Device Insertion
- Diabetes Management
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Falls Prevention
- Fatigue Management
- Flu Shot
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Gastroenterology Care
- Gynecological Examination
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Injury Treatment
- Labs And Blood Work
- Ligament Sprain Treatment
- Mammography
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Stimulation Therapy
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Pain Medication Management
- Pap Smear
- Pelvic Exam
- Phalangeal Shaft Fracture Treatment
- Physical Exams
- Physical Performance Test
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Prenatal Care
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Rash Treatment
- Reproductive Planning
- School Physicals
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Skin Biopsy
- Sore Throat Management
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Sports Physicals
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Travel Health
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vision Screening
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
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- IH-Open HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Medicare Direct
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
Fellowship Program: University of Maryland Medical Center (2020)
Residency Program: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2019)
Internship Program: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2017)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2016)