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
- Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
- 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
- Polyuria
- 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
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Bone Density Testing
- Booster Shots
- Breast Exam
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- Contraceptive Device Insertion
- Diabetes Management
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Exercise Plan
- Falls Prevention
- Fatigue Management
- Flu Shot
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Gastroenterology Care
- Gynecological Examination
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Independent Medical Evaluation
- Injury Prevention
- Injury Treatment
- Ligament Sprain Treatment
- Mammography
- Meniscus Injury Treatment
- 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
- Physical Therapy Referral
- Prenatal Care
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Rash Treatment
- Reproductive Planning
- Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment
- School Physicals
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Skin Biopsy
- Sore Throat Management
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Travel Health
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vision Screening
- Well Woman Exams
- Women's Health Exam
- Workers Compensation Evaluation
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
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UHC Passport
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Network OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice POS II
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Navigate
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- OA Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HighMark
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
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)