About me
Ravi Agarwal, DDS, is a full-time board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon and the Chair for the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Agarwal received his dental degree from the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry before bringing his southern warmth to MedStar Washington Hospital center for a 4-year intensive residency program in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Dr. Agarwal spent time as the residency program director supervising the education of the twelve OMS residents for ten years. Dr. Agarwal specializes in corrective jaw surgery, the treatment of facial trauma and secondary repair jaw deformities. He sees patients for mouth and jaw pathology such as growths, cysts and tumors, wisdom teeth extraction, dental implants and bone grafting. His clinical interests include tissue engineering and 3D treatment planning. His research interests include the aspects of intraoperative surgical techniques in jaw surgery as well as management of outcomes in post-surgical facial trauma patients. Dr. Agarwal also maintains privileges for pediatric oral and maxillofacial care at the Children's National Medical Center.
Dr. Agarwal emphasizes individualized treatment through the use of unique 3D treatment planning. This method involves generating a model from a CT scan, performing a virtual surgery and then making guides based on the virtual plan to improve accuracy and precision. He also utilizes tissue engineering techniques in order to avoid harvesting an individual's own tissue or bone for reconstructive procedures.
Dr. Agarwal's practice is unique because he is located in a hospital where he is part of a multidisciplinary team that has the ability to treat complex issues of the face and jaw at a much higher frequency. Being located in a hospital gives him access to more advanced technology as well as a group of talented and capable colleagues and physicians. Teamwork results in better outcomes for his patients. For this reason, Dr. Agarwal is heavily involved in teaching and training residents at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, whom he works with every day.
Dr. Agarwal is an advocate for bringing the use of complex dental implant rehabilitation as well as continuing the implementation of minimally invasive procedures through the use of 3D treatment planning and digital technology to the MedStar Washington Hospital Center. When not working on the development of a methodology to incorporate digital technologies into the practice of oral surgery, Dr. Agarwal is cheering on UNC Tar Heels sports teams.
"I approach my patients as I would a friend or family member. This means that I take the time to sit with them to talk and more importantly to listen. I'm transparent when I talk about the risks and benefits of any surgical procedure that I may present. Growing up in the South has tremendously fostered my gentle and caring nature, which invokes confidence in my patients about the care I provide as well as my ability to satisfy their treatment needs.
The best compliment a patient can give me is to recommend me to their friends and family because they feel that they received the best treatment possible."
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abscessed Tooth
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Mouth And Pharynx
- Bite Problems
- Bone Defects Of The Jaw
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Spur
- Cleft Lip And Palate
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Face Deformities
- Congenital Malformations Of Skin
- Congenital Missing Teeth
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Head, Face, Spine And Chest
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Cysts In The Jaw
- Cysts Of Oral Region
- Dental Implant Complications
- Dental Implant Failure
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Diseases Of Hard Tissues Of Teeth
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Pulp And Periapical Tissues
- Disorders Of Teeth And Supporting Structures
- Disorders Of Tooth Development And Eruption
- Dry Socket
- Early Complications Of Trauma
- Embedded Teeth
- Endometriosis
- Eyelid Lacerations
- Facial Asymmetry
- Facial Pain
- Facial Paralysis
- Facial Redness
- Facial Swelling
- Gingivitis
- Gingivitis And Periodontal Diseases
- Gum Recession
- Impacted Teeth
- Jaw Clicking
- Jaw Diseases
- Jaw Dislocation
- Jaw Joint Pain
- Jaw Misalignment
- Jaw Reconstruction Complications
- Jawbone Fracture
- Jawbone Infection
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Sprain
- Malocclusion
- Maxillofacial Trauma
- Oral Cancer
- Orthodontic Issues
- Osteonecrosis
- Personal Risk Factors
- Protruding Teeth
- Retained Foreign Body Fragments
- Skull Fractures
- Supernumerary Teeth
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tmj Arthritis
- Tmj Disorder
- Tooth Abscess
- Tooth Decay
- Tooth Erosion
- Tooth Grinding
- Tooth Impaction
- Tooth Loss
- Tooth Resorption
- Tooth Wear
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
Procedures I perform
- Alveolar Ridge Reconstruction
- Bone Graft
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Cleft Palate Repair
- Dental Extractions
- Dental Implant Placement
- Dental Implant Surgery
- Exposure Of Impacted Teeth
- Facial Bone Reconstruction
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Facial Plastic Surgery
- Facial Reconstruction
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Jaw Alignment Surgery
- Jaw Contouring
- Jaw Infection Treatment
- Jaw Surgery
- Jaw Tumor Removal
- Jawbone Grafting
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Mandibulectomy
- Maxilla Reconstruction
- Maxillary Fracture Repair
- Maxillectomy
- Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery
- Oral Cancer Surgery
- Oral Pathology Treatment
- Oral Surgery
- Orthodontic-Orthognathic Surgery
- Orthognathic Surgery
- Pigmented Lesion Removal
- Salivary Gland Surgery
- Tmj Disorder Treatment
- Tmj Joint Replacement
- Tmj Surgery
- Wisdom Tooth Extraction
- Wisdom Tooth Surgery
- Zygomatic Bone Grafting
- Zygomatic Implant Placement
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
GA144
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
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HighMark
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Passport
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Employee Health Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Navigate
- IH-Indemnity
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2012)
Dental School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2008)