Nitika Paudel, MD PhD| Radiation Oncology | MedStar Health
About me
Nitika Paudel, MD, PhD, is a radiation oncologist in the Department of Radiation Medicine and director of the Lung Cancer Radiation Oncology program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Paudel specializes in:
- Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy
- Intensity and volumetric-modulated radiation therapy
- Image-guided radiation therapy
- Stereotactic body radiation therapy
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Proton therapy
- High dose rate brachytherapy
Dr. Paudel is currently an active member of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, American College of Radiation Oncology, Chicago Radiologic Society, and several other groups. She has been published in several prestigious scientific journals, including Surgical Oncology, Practical Radiation Oncology, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, and Journal of Virology.
Dr. Paudel’s main areas of clinical expertise include:
- Lung and Thoracic malignancies
- Breast malignancies
- Gynecological malignancies
- Head and neck malignancies
- Lymphomas/leukemia
- Palliative oncology
Clinical areas of focus
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Procedures I perform
- Brachytherapy
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Cancer Treatment
- Clinical Trials Participation
- Cyberknife
- Endobronchial Brachytherapy
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Radiation
- Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
- Geriatric Care Management
- Gynecologic Cancer Radiation
- Head And Neck Cancer Radiation Treatment
- High Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- Image-Guided Brachytherapy
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy For Prostate Cancer
- Lymphoma Management
- Mammosite Brachytherapy
- Phototherapy For Jaundice
- Radiation Dosimetry Calculation
- Radiation Oncology Consultation
- Radiation Oncology Follow-Up
- Special Dosimetry
- Telemedicine Visit
- Testicular Tumor Prevention
- Therapeutic Radiology Simulation
- Total Skin Electron Therapy
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Tumor Localization
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Practice locations
Distance from Change Location Enter your Location
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Bles Bldg Lower Level
Washington, DC, 20007
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.
-
List of insurance plans we accept
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA EPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OA Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare Direct
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Beech Street PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2019)
Internship: Weiss Memorial Hospital GME (2015)
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine/Science (2014)