Ankita Trivedi, MD, FAAP

Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group Provider
PointerLanguage(s): English, Gujarati, Hindi
1111 Augusta Drive,
Houston,
TX
77057
Joined Kelsey-Seybold: September 2022
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My Biography
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Professional Background
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Professional Associations
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Hobbies and Interests
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Awards & Publications
Ankita Trivedi, MD, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatrician and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She earned her medical degree in 2015 at B.J. Medical College in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India, and completed her Pediatrics residency in 2020 at Texas Tech University in El Paso. She also completed additional training in lactation medicine to become an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
Before joining Kelsey Seybold in August 2022, she cared for pediatric patients at Plaza Family Medical Care in Hackettstown, NJ.
Dr. Trivedi enjoys traveling and learning various forms of visual arts.
Fun Facts
One of the most beautiful places Dr. Trivedi has visited is Hawaii, which she says has so much to explore. “My most memorable experiences were seeing an active volcano and humpback whales. Absolutely breathtaking!”
Her guilty pleasure is Kaju Katli (an Indian sweet).
As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut so she could see the earth from outer space.
Awards
- NICU Resident of the Year, 2020: For outstanding graduating resident as chosen by the NICU faculty
- Resident of the Year, 2019: For outstanding leadership, performance, and commitment to education and service as selected by faculty and residents
- Best QI Presentation, 2018 and 2019: Evaluated the use of an instructional video to teach residents how to set up and use the cardioverter in neonatal and pediatric patients
- Academic Scholarship, 2008, awarded by Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
Research
- Evidence-based oxygen therapy without Alarm Fatigue in NICU, presented as a poster at the Vermont Oxford Network Annual Quality Congress, Chicago, 2018.
- Assessment of infant and maternal mortality rates at Community Health Clinic in Gandhinagar District, presented as an oral presentation at Department of Community Medicine, B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India, 2014.
- Hand hygiene among healthcare workers at Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad – a knowledge, attitude and practice study, presented as an oral presentation at the Department of Community Medicine, B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India, 2012.
Accepted Insurance
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Humana Plans
Humana
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- Humana Choice POS
- Humana COT National POS Open Access
- Humana EPO PPO Open Access
- Humana National EPO
- Humana HMO Premier (Open Access)
- Humana PPO
- Humana Preferred PPO
- Humana Preferred POS (Open Access)
- Humana/ ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
- Humana National POS- Open Access
- Humana National POS-Open Access Plus
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield
The specific BCBSTX PPO and HMO plans in which Kelsey-Seybold participates are:
- Blue Edge PPO
- Blue Essentials HMO Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (Basic and Standard Option)
- Health Select of Texas - ERS
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary+ Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare HD
- TRS-ActiveCare 2
- UT SELECT
Kelsey-Seybold will not participate in the following BCBSTX plans: Blue Premier, Blue High-Performance network, Marketplace plans: My Blue Health, and Blue Advantage HMO, or any BCBSTX Medicare products.View FAQ (pdf)
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Cigna Plans
Cigna
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Fund Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna KelseyCare
- Cigna HMO Open Access (OA)
- Cigna HMO Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
- Cigna Surefit
- LocalPlus
- LocalPlus IN
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UnitedHealthcare Plans
UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
- UnitedHealthcare Charter
- UnitedHealthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Core
- UnitedHealthcare Core Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate Plus
- UnitedHealthcare NexusACO
- UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Select
- UnitedHealthcare Select Plus
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Aetna Plans
Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO Plans
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is an in-network provider for most Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO plans*, including:
- Aetna Select
- Open Access Select
- Elect Choice
- Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Managed Choice
- Open Choice PPO
Aetna CVS Health Marketplace Plans
Effective January 1, 2023
- Bronze S
- Silver 1
- Silver 2
- Silver 3
- Silver 4
- Silver S
- Gold
- Gold S
*All Houston area Aetna CVS Health plans are accepted at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic*
*Kelsey-Seybold does not participate in any commercial Aetna HMO and HNO plans, including Aetna QPOS.
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KelseyCare Health Plans
Local employers can add a KelseyCare plan alongside current plan offerings. Over 400 Houston-area employers offer the choice of a KelseyCare plan to their employees.
KelseyCare plans include:
- Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
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Other Plans
Allied Benefit Systems/NGBS
Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB)
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – CDHP with UnitedHealthcare PPO
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – High Option with Cigna PPO
- GEHA Benefit Plan Nationwide – High & Standard Options with UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- NALC Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- NALC Value Option Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- SAMBA Nationwide – High & Standard with Cigna OAP
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Standard Option
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Basic Option
First Health
Great West Healthcare (also known as Cigna-GWH)
- POS
- PPO
- Open Access
HealthSmart PPO
Medicare
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic accepts the following Medicare Advantage Plans: KelseyCare Advantage, Aetna Medicare Advantage, WellCare TexanPlus, Humana Medicare and select UnitedHealthcare plans. Effective January 1, 2009, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic does not accept new patients with traditional Medicare.
MultiPlan PPO
Private Healthcare Systems PPO (PHCS)
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Medicare Advantage Plans