Highlights
Languages
- Kannada
- Hindi
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Roopa Kanakatti Shankar
Titles
About the Provider
Roopa Kanakatti Shankar, MD, MS, is a pediatric endocrinologist at Children’s National Hospital and an associate professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Shankar specializes in working with children with Turner syndrome (TS). She leads the multidisciplinary Turner Syndrome Clinic, which is 1 of only 9 centers nationally and the only center in Washington, D.C., to be recognized by the Turner Syndrome Global Alliance (TSGA) for providing excellent care to individuals with TS and increasing knowledge about TS through research.
Dr. Shankar holds board certifications in pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology, is the recipient of several honors, grants and awards, and is an active member of the Endocrine Society and the Pediatric Endocrine Society, including the Turner syndrome special interest group.
Read more about Dr. Shankar’s research, including practice guidelines for Turner syndrome, at PubMed.
Departments
NPI
1659536696
Locations
- Montgomery County
- 9850 Key West Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
- phone: 301-765-5400
- Telehealth Video Visit
- 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Childrens National Telemedicine, Washington, DC 20010
- phone: 888-884-2327
- Frederick
- 5285 Westview Drive, Suite 103, Frederick, MD 21703
- phone: 301-682-6661
- Main Hospital-Prenatal Pediatrics Institute
- 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20010
- phone: 202-476-7409
- fax: 202-476-5897
- Main Hospital-Diabetes Complex Clinic
- 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20010
- phone: 202-476-5631
- fax: 202-476-5615
- Northern Virginia
- 3023 Hamaker Court, Fairfax, VA 22031
- phone: 571-226-8380
Expertise
Education
- Fellow: National Institutes of Health, NIH, 2013
- Graduate: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2012
- Fellow: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2012
- Resident: SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Pediatrics, 2009
- Intern: SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Pediatrics, 2007
- Medical School: Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore University, 2002
- Undergraduate: MES College of Arts, Commerce & Science, 1997
Board Certifications
- Pediatric Endocrinology: American Board of Pediatrics, 2013
- Pediatrics: American Board of Pediatrics, 2009
Insurance
- Aetna
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Alliance Health Plan: Federal Employee Plan
- American Postal Workers Plan (Federal)
- Amerigroup DC
- Amerigroup Maryland
- AmeriHealth DC
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia
- Anthem HealthKeepers Plus (VA)
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan (Federal)
- CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
- CareFirst Community Plan of Maryland
- ChoiceCare PPO (Humana)
- Cigna Healthcare of the Mid Atlantic (includes Great West Healthcare)
- Claimsbridge PPO
- Conifer Health
- First Health
- Government Employees Health Association (Federal)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (DC)
- Kaiser Permanente Maryland Medicaid: referral required
- Kaiser Permanente Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente: referral required
- Mail Handlers (Federal)
- Maryland Physicians Care
- Medicaid Managed Care or Public Health Plans (Military)
- MedStar Family Choice (DC)
- MedStar Family Choice (MD)
- Molina Health Care of VA
- Multiplan/Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- National Association of Letter Carriers (Federal)
- Priority Partners MCO (MD)
- Tricare Humana Military
- U.S. Family Health Plans Johns Hopkins (Federal)
- United Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland
- Virginia Premiere
Ratings & Reviews
4.9 out of 5
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