About me
Dr. Donna Buckley is an Associate Professor of Radiology in the Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. She specializes in minimally invasive, image-guided procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of vascular and non-vascular conditions.
Dr. Buckley earned her medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She completed both her diagnostic radiology residency and fellowship training in vascular and interventional radiology at Georgetown University Hospital, where she subsequently joined the faculty.
In addition to her medical training, Dr. Buckley holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and has 30 years of experience in medical device innovation and regulatory science. She continues to work at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, where she contributed to the evaluation and advancement of emerging interventional technologies.
A committed educator and academic, Dr. Buckley has served as an instructor for college engineering courses and is currently active in teaching and mentoring medical students and residents at Georgetown. She is a member of both Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society, and Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma, national engineering honor societies, reflecting her excellence across disciplines.
Dr. Buckley is licensed to practice medicine in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Her clinical interests include peripheral arterial disease, venous interventions, embolization therapies, and the development of novel interventional techniques and devices.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angioplasty
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Dialysis
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Vascular Stenting
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Arterial Embolism
- Arterial Occlusion
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Blood Clots In Legs
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dialysis Access
- Dialysis Access Problems
- Endoleak
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- May Thurner Syndrome
- Mesenteric Artery Disease
- Mesenteric Ischemia
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Spider Veins
- Testicular Varicocele
- Thoracic Aortic Disease
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization
- Uterine Fibroids
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
Procedures I perform
- Angiography
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Artificial Liver Therapy
- Atherectomy
- Bland Embolization
- Bleeding Ulcer Treatment
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Cerebral Fibromuscular Dysplasia Treatment
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Deep Vein Thrombosis Management
- Dialysis
- Dialysis Access
- Endometriosis Surgery
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovenous Laser Therapy
- Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
- Gonadal Vein Embolization
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Kyphoplasty
- Lymphedema Management
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mesenteric Artery Stenting
- Microwave Ablation
- Palliative Care
- Pelvic Vein Embolization
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Fetal Atrial Septostomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Portal Vein Embolization
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Prostate Artery Embolization
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Renal Artery Stenosis Treatment
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Thrombolysis
- Transarterial Embolization
- Translumbar Aortography
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Tunneled Pleural Catheter Placement
- Urinary Incontinence Due To Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Treatment
- Urinary Tract Obstruction Treatment
- Uterine Artery Embolization
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization
- Varicocele Embolization
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Vascular Malformation Treatment
- Vascular Stenting
- Vein Sclerotherapy
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Concentrated Care Center Ground Level Room CG201 Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-5478Fax 877-219-2787
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
- Choice POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Basic
- Sentara Health
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HighMark
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OA Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology
Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (2011)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2010)
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (2006)
Medical School: George Washington University (2005)
Medical School: University of Mary (1995)
Medical School: Wake Forest University (1990)