About me
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Philosophy of care
Dr. Iqbal's philosophy of care includes devoting all of her attention to her patients because she believes that listening to and gaining a thorough understanding of the patient is the key to diagnosis and successful management. Dr. Iqbal is actively involved in the diagnosis and management of high-risk pregnancies, as well as providing prenatal diagnosis with genetic counseling, ultrasound and amniocentesis. She takes interest in treating patients with high-risk issues, such as intrauterine growth restriction, chronic hypertension, diabetes mellitus, second trimester losses and other medical complications that require close surveillance during pregnancy. She lets her patients know that she is dedicated to their well being and has the experience and expertise to provide proper education and treatment of their condition. Dr. Iqbal considers the most rewarding part of her job to be delivering a baby after supporting the mother throughout her high-risk pregnancy. It is Dr. Iqbal's goal as a maternal-fetal medicine subspecialist to provide each patient with her utmost attention, making sure each patient has the opportunity to voice their concerns.
Academic background
Sara N. Iqbal, MD, is the Division Chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) and Program Director for MFM and the MFM/Genetics Fellowship, MedStar Washington Hospital Center. In addition, she is a clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ob/Gyn), Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Dr. Iqbal specializes in high-risk pregnancy. She is actively involved in the diagnosis and management of high-risk pregnancies such as diabetes, hypertension, intrauterine growth restriction, preterm labor, history of premature delivery and other medical complications that require close surveillance during pregnancy. Services she provides to her patients include comprehensive ultrasound screening, amniocentesis and genetic counseling.
Dr. Iqbal completed her medical school education at Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi, Pakistan. She then completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC, and pursued further specialization in high-risk obstetrics with the completion of a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. During her fellowship, Dr. Iqbal studied human immunodeficiency virus in pregnancy and intrauterine growth restriction.
Medical education and research development also interest Dr. Iqbal. She is the chair of the Ob/Gyn Research Development and Review (RDR) Committee, and she supervises the monthly RDR meetings at MedStar Washington and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. In addition, she is the director for the High-Risk Obstetrics Conferences and Morbidity and Mortality Conferences at MedStar Washington. She also serves on the committees for graduate medical education, Ob/Gyn residency education and Ob/Gyn practice.
Dr. Iqbal reviews manuscripts for the American Journal of Perinatology, the American Journal of Perinatology Reports, and the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, and the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Iqbal is a fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She is board certified in both Ob/Gyn and maternal-fetal medicine. To further her knowledge and collaborations with other professionals, she maintains memberships in the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
Research interests
Dr. Iqbal's research interests include the following
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Insufficiency
- Fetal Growth Restriction
- Hypertension In Pregnancy, Including Preeclampsia
- Placental Disorders
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
- Preterm Labor
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Antenatal Screening Abnormalities
- Cervical Insufficiency
- Cervix Uteri Disorders
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- False Labor
- False Labor Pain
- Fetal Growth Restriction
- Gestational Hypertension
- High Risk Pregnancy
- Hypertension In Pregnancy, Including Preeclampsia
- Labor Complications And Umbilical Cord Problems
- Late Pregnancy Complications
- Maternal Care For Fetal Problems
- Maternal Diseases
- Maternal Infections
- Multiple Gestations
- Obstetric Trauma
- Placental Disorders
- Polyhydramnios
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
- Pregnancy Nausea
- Premature Placenta Separation
- Premature Rupture Of Membranes
- Preterm Labor
- Uterine Prolapse
- Uti (URINARY TRACT INFECTION) During Pregnancy
Procedures I perform
- Cesarean Delivery
- Fetal Monitoring
- Pregnancy Ultrasound
- Prenatal Care
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
Perinatal Center Ste 108 South Tower
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-POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Navigate
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Sentara Health
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare FFS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Network OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology-Maternal & Fetal Medicine, Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (2008)
Residency: Howard University Hospital (2005)
Medical School: Dow University Of Health Sciences (1996)