About me
Alexander Gilbert, MD, completed his specialty training with fellowships in both nephrology and kidney transplantation at Harvard's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 2004. He has had academic appointments at both Harvard and New York University before coming to Georgetown in 2013 to join the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute. He has expertise in both the pre- and post-surgical management of transplant patients, as well as managing living kidney donors.
Dr. Gilbert has a particular interest in education, and, for the last 10 years, he has designed and run a lecture series on kidney transplantation for training renal fellows. He regularly speaks on topics in transplantation to general nephrologists, dialysis center staff, and patient groups.
Dr. Gilbert is a regional representative to the United Network of Organ Sharing's (UNOS) Kidney Committee, responsible for the development of national policy regarding kidney transplants. He is also a member of the committee overseeing the management of the new national Kidney Allocation System.
Dr. Gilbert considers himself first and foremost a clinician and working directly with patients is the most rewarding part of his job. However, he also maintains an interest in research and has published on topics in immunology and expanding our ability to safely use donor organs. His current research includes new protocols to prevent recurrence of Focal Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) in the transplant kidney, as well as research into the use of two new immunosuppressive protocols to prevent rejection after kidney transplantation.
Learn more about Dr. Gilbert's clinical trials.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Dialysis
- Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis Treatment
- Hypertension
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Injury
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Renal Insufficiency
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Ascites
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Tubulo
- Chronic Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Malformation Syndromes Affecting Multiple Systems
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Contracted Kidney
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diseases Of Spleen
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypertension
- Immunodeficiencies
- Immunosuppression Management
- Interstitial Nephritis
- Kidney Injury
- Kidney Rejection
- Kidney Stones
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Medical Management Of Chronic Kidney Disease
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Neutropenia
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal History Of Medical Treatment
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Proteinuria
- Pyelonephritis
- Recurrent Hematuria
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Insufficiency
- Secondary Hypertension
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Venous Embolism
- Viral Hepatitis
- Viral Infection
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Acute Kidney Injury Treatment
- Aldosterone Antagonist Therapy
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Test
- Cardiorenal Syndrome Treatment
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
- Creatinine Clearance Test
- Dialysis
- Dopamine Therapy
- Duplex Scan Of Abdominal Organs
- Electrolyte Disorder Treatment
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- End-Stage Renal Disease
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis Treatment
- Fluid Management
- Graft Rejection Prevention
- Hypertension Treatment
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Resection
- Kidney Stones Treatment
- Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
- Kidney-Pancreas Transplant
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Medication Administration And Management
- Microalbuminuria Testing
- Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Renal Biopsy
- Renal Nutrition Counseling
- Renal Transplant Follow-Up
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Urinary Filtration Performance
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vascular Access Creation
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
POB Ste 215
Washington, DC, 20010
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 2nd Fl
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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HighMark
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- POS OA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Sentara Health
- United Student Resources
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
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Education
Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2004)
Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2003)
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2001)
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine (1998)