Endocrinology
Kavita Iyengar, MD
Maryland Endocrine Care
Dr. Kavita Iyengar is a board-certified endocrinologist at Maryland Endocrine Care in Silver Spring, MD, specializing in diabetes, thyroid disease, and metabolism. With more than 24 years of experience, she helps adults manage the full range of hormonal and endocrine conditions.
Background and training
Dr. Iyengar earned her medical degree from JJM Medical College at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and holds board certification in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. She practices from two Silver Spring locations and is affiliated with Holy Cross Hospital and Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center.
Why patients choose Dr. Iyengar
Patients describe Dr. Iyengar as attentive and thorough, taking the time to explain complex hormonal conditions and staying current with the latest in endocrine care. She is a strong option for patients who need ongoing management of diabetes or thyroid disease, and she is accepting new patients across a wide range of major insurance plans.
Practice focus
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes, thyroid disorders including nodules and thyroid cancer follow-up, osteoporosis, PCOS, and other hormone and metabolic conditions.
Languages and access
Dr. Iyengar sees patients in English, accepts new patients, and participates in major insurance plans including CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, and Cigna. Confirm coverage and availability with the office before booking.
Profile last fact-checked July 1, 2026. Information reflects publicly available sources and may change. Confirm details directly with the practice before booking.
How Dr. Iyengar compares
Context from the 139 providers we track across Bethesda and Montgomery County.
The only one we list in Silver Spring
The only endocrinology provider in our registry serving Silver Spring.
The only provider we list offering hormone disorders
1 of the 130 providers who list their focus areas name hormone disorders.
Trained in India
5 of the 107 doctors whose medical school we record trained in India. 24 trained outside the United States altogether.
2nd longest since qualifying of our 6 endocrinology providers
Qualified in 2001. The median for the 6 endocrinology providers whose year we record is 2005.
Medical school: JJM Medical College — Davangere, Karnataka, India.
Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of August 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. How we build this list.
Where Dr. Iyengar sits by experience
Dr. Iyengar finished medical school in 2001, 25 years ago. Of the 135 providers in our registry whose graduation year we could verify, 77 finished earlier and 57 finished later.
1965–69
1 provider finished 1965–19691970–74
2 providers finished 1970–19741975–79
4 providers finished 1975–19791980–84
13 providers finished 1980–19841985–89
12 providers finished 1985–19891990–94
14 providers finished 1990–19941995–99
27 providers finished 1995–1999Dr. Iyengar2001
2000–04
20 providers finished 2000–20042005–09
19 providers finished 2005–20092010–14
17 providers finished 2010–20142015–19
4 providers finished 2015–20192020–24
2 providers finished 2020–2024Among the 110 physicians we list, 69 finished medical school earlier — the median for that group is 1998.
All 12 bands
| Graduated | Providers |
|---|---|
| 1965–1969 | 1 |
| 1970–1974 | 2 |
| 1975–1979 | 4 |
| 1980–1984 | 13 |
| 1985–1989 | 12 |
| 1990–1994 | 14 |
| 1995–1999 | 27 |
| 2000–2004 — Dr. Iyengar | 20 |
| 2005–2009 | 19 |
| 2010–2014 | 17 |
| 2015–2019 | 4 |
| 2020–2024 | 2 |
Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of August 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. Based on the 135 of 139 profiles with a graduation year we could verify against a primary source; the remaining 4 are left out rather than estimated. How we build this list.
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