David Owen Walls, MD| Transplant Surgery | MedStar Health
David Owen Walls, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Transplant Surgery
Languages: English
About me
Dr. Walls is a fellowship-trained multi-organ abdominal transplant surgeon. He performs liver, kidney, small bowel, and pancreas surgeries at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Walls’ areas of special interest include:
- End-stage organ failure
- Liver, kidney, pancreas, and small bowel transplantation
- Machine perfusion of donor organs to increase organ quality and availability
- Organ procurement and preservation
- Minimally invasive surgery, including laparoscopic and robotic surgeries
Dr. Walls takes the time to educate each patient about their condition and treatment options so they can be active partners in decisions about their care.
He earned his medical degree at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and completed his residency at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey. Dr. Walls completed a fellowship in multi-organ abdominal transplant and hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He also earned a Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in epidemiology at Rutgers University.
When he’s not working, Dr. Walls enjoys skiing and spending time outdoors.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Resection
- Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
- Liver Transplant In Hcv Patients
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Graft Vs Host Disease
- Immunodeficiencies
- Intestinal Infections
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Kidney Cancer Embolization
- Kidney Rejection
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant Complications
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lung Transplant Complications
- Lung Transplant Rejection
- Malabsorption
- Pancreas Transplant Complications
- Pancreas Transplant Failure
- Pancreas Transplant Revision
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Secondary Hypertension
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Transplanted Organ Failure
- Type 2 Diabetes
Procedures I perform
- Backbench Liver Graft Reconstruction
- Dialysis
- Donor Organ Procurement
- Dopamine Therapy
- Endocrinology Care
- High-Risk Pancreas Transplant
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Resection
- Kidney Stones Treatment
- Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
- Kidney Transplant In Diabetic Patients
- Kidney Transplant In Older Adults
- Liver Transplant In Hcv Patients
- Multi-Organ Transplant
- Nephrectomy
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Pediatric Pancreas Transplant
- Simultaneous Transplant
- Small Bowel Transplant In Children
- Transplant Evaluation
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
2 PHC
Washington, DC, 20007
110 Irving St NW
Ste 215
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HighMark
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Network OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
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Education
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2024)
Residency: Rutgers Health Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (2022)
Graduate: Rutgers University-The State University of New Jersey (2019)
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2015)