Dr. Ira Marathe

05/28/2023

Our office will be closed on Monday, May 29th in observance of and reopen at 8:00am on Tuesday, May 30th.

We hope that everyone will take this time to reflect on all the sacrifices and protections our have provided for us.

04/17/2023

Our office is excited to announce Dr. Julia Lim who will be joining our practice in May!

Dr. Lim grew up in northern Virginia and attended the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She initially started her medical career practicing in the U.S. Army. She later practiced at the University of Pittsburgh and then settled back in northern Virginia to raise her family. Before joining Lifetime Internal Medicine, she worked at several primary care practices in northern Virginia. To learn more about Dr. Lim, visit our website: www.LifetimeInternalMedicine.com/Lim

To join our patient waitlist, or just learn more about the practice, please contact our office at: (703)828-0799.

03/10/2023

Dr. Shalini Kaneriya and I are excited to announce a new addition to our physician team! Additional information will be released in the upcoming weeks. Stay tuned if you or your loved ones have been interested in joining, or just learning more about and how we can help you navigate the system and gain better control of your health and well-being.

02/01/2023

The most recent issue of Northern Virginia Magazine's Top Doctors is out, and I am honored to be featured again alongside Dr. Shalini Kaneriya!

Lifetime Internal Medicine is excited to announce that both of our physicians, Dr. Shalini Kaneriya and Dr. Ira Marathe have been recognized again in this year's Northern Virginia Magazine's Top Doctors issue!

12/29/2022

The federal government has extended the at home COVID test program - each household is eligible to receive 4 test kits mailed to their home address.

Make sure you sign up for yours here:

Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-⁠19 tests.

12/02/2022

Earlier this week, Inova Health System recorded a historic high number of admissions of over 2000 patients across their system, causing unprecedented wait times in emergency rooms.

In an effort to curb the strain on the emergency departments, we are recommending that patients who have non-life threatening illnesses to please contact our office or utilize your local urgent care. Refer to the infograph below to choose your best plan of action when you're sick.

11/30/2022

This holiday season, Lifetime Internal Medicine is partnering with a local church (St. John Neumann Catholic Community - Reston, Va) to sponsor two families in need through a Giving Tree. For those unfamiliar with a Giving Tree, the office will have a tree set up with ornaments that you can select; each ornament will include an item off the family's wish list.

Unwrapped gifts can be dropped off at the office between November 28th and December 16th.

Thank you for helping us put smiles on deserving families' faces this year!

11/21/2022

Lifetime Internal Medicine, PLLC will be closing early on Wednesday, November 23rd at 1:00pm so that our staff can spend time with their families. We will reopen during normal business hours on Monday, November 28th at 8am. Please contact my office for any requests before then.

I hope that you get the opportunity to spend your holiday surrounded by loved ones and am thankful that I get to spend another year being a part of my patients' lives!

11/07/2022

Grateful to be a recognized as one of Washingtonian's Top Docs again this year!

Our office is proud to announce that Dr. Shalini Kaneriya and Dr. Ira Marathe have once again been recognized as one of Washingtonian's Top Docs for 2022!

We are so thankful to our patients and colleagues that help us do what we love everyday!

11/02/2022

Public health experts at the CDC have witnessed an unusually early start to the 2022 - 2023 flu season. Hospitalization rates have sored in recent weeks for flu related complications, especially within the pediatric and geriatric age groups. The flu is further exacerbated by both COVID and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), in what researchers are calling a 'tripledemic'. Shortages of hospital beds and medical staff have caused emergency rooms across the country to be overwhelmed with patients, causing extremely long wait times.

It’s important that people take action to prevent respiratory diseases, especially people who are at higher risk of developing serious complications, like young children, older adults and pregnant people. For flu, vaccination is the best preventive tool available. Be sure to get your flu vaccine this year to protect you and your loved ones and stay home if you're feeling sick to reduce the spread. Call our office to schedule a virtual appointment with your doctor if you begin to experience any upper respiratory symptoms. Stay safe!

09/23/2022

Alzheimer's is a debilitating disease for both the afflicted and their family members. The pain of watching your loved one become a shadow of themselves is heart-wrenching but more than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's. By 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million. More than 11 million Americans provide unpaid care for their loved ones with Alzheimer's and the unspoken toll this disease has on familial caretakers is often not discussed.

Follow one woman's journey to coping and coming to terms with her mom's disease by documenting it through her eyes.

If you are concerned about a loved one who you believe is experiencing a cognitive decline, please start the conversation with them about seeing a doctor and we can help create a strong support system to help them understand their condition.

When Alicia Vera's mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, the diagnosis left her devastated, anxious and hopeless. "Va a Llover Toda la Noche" is her attempt to cope.

09/20/2022

Exciting news at Lifetime Internal Medicine, PLLC!

Lifetime Internal Medicine is SO excited to announce the addition of Nicole Papanicolas, NP-C onto our team!

Nicole is passionate about working with patients and assisting them achieve realistic and sustainable health goals. Since many of our patients want to minimize the use of medications, we feel that they would benefit from this type of assistance in managing chronic health conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol. We are excited to offer Nicole’s services to help them achieve these goals. She is looking forward to working in conjunction with Dr. Kaneriya and Dr Marathe to help develop care plans for any interested patients.

Visit our website: https://lifetimeinternalmedicine.com/nicole-papanicolas-np/ to learn more about Nicole, and keep a look out for her Facebook posts and more educational resources to come!