Jennifer Ehlin Verbesey, MD| Transplant Surgery, General Surgery

About me

Jennifer E. Verbesey, MD, is board certified in general surgery and specializes in kidney/pancreas transplantation for adults and children, and live donor nephrectomies. Dr. Verbesey is the director of the Living Donor Kidney Transplant program at the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, the surgical director of the Pediatric Kidney Transplant program at MedStar Georgetown Hospital/Children's National Medical Center, and an assistant professor of surgery at Georgetown University Medical School.

Transplant surgery combines what Dr. Verbesey considers to be the best parts of medicine, science and technology, the need for complex decision making, and the opportunity to help others while building lasting relationships.

Focusing on the living donor kidney program allows Dr. Verbesey to develop long-term relationships with both kidney donors and recipients. Thanks to the latest medical advances, she's able to make matches using organs that at one time would have been considered incompatible. She and her team specialize in compatible transplants, as well as desensitization procedures, ABO incompatible transplants, and kidney swaps and exchanges.

Dr. Verbesey contributes to advancing transplantation through her research interests in living donor outcomes and quality of life, desensitization procedures and kidney exchanges. In addition, she is heavily involved with education as the associate fellowship director for transplant surgery and as the director of the transplant surgery rotation for residents and medical students.

In the News

Army Buddies Reunite after 16 years when One Donates Kidney to the Other at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Kidney Transplant Recipient Finds Her Donor Because of Mutual Love for Rescuing Dogs

One kidney donor saves two lives with voucher donation

Clinical areas of focus

Kidney Resection
Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
Transplant Nephrectomy
Transplanted Kidney Failure
Viral Gastroenteritis Treatment

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

Acquired Absence Of Kidney
Acquired Absence Of Organs
Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
Aplastic Anemias And Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Ascites
Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
Biliary Tract Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease After Transplant
Chronic Rejection Of Transplanted Organ
Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
Donor Nephrectomy Complications
Donors Of Organs And Tissues
Gallbladder Disease
Immunodeficiencies
Infection After Transplant
Intestinal Infections
Intraoperative And Postprocedural Complications Of Eye
Liver Cirrhosis
Liver Failure
Liver Transplant Complications
Liver Transplant Rejection
Living Donor Kidney Transplant Complications
Long Term Drug Therapy
Neutropenia
Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
Organ Failure After Transplant
Pancreas Disease After Transplant
Pancreas Transplant Complications
Polycystic Liver Disease
Rejection Of Transplanted Heart
Rejection Of Transplanted Kidney
Secondary Hypertension
Transplanted Kidney Failure
Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
Transplanted Organ Failure
Viral Infection

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Procedures I perform

Backbench Liver Graft Reconstruction
Dialysis
Dilation Of Esophagus
Donor Organ Procurement
Enterectomy
Excision Of Right Kidney
Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis Treatment
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Treatment
Gastric Surgery
Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
Graft Rejection Prevention
Hematuria Treatment
Histocompatibility Testing
Iliopopliteal Bypass
Immune Cell Monitoring
Inpatient Palliative Care
Intravenous Pyelogram
Islet Xenotransplant
Kidney Disease Treatment
Kidney Function Test
Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
Kidney Resection
Kidney Stones Treatment
Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
Kidney-Pancreas Transplant
Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
Laparoscopic Ureteral Reimplantation
Live-In Care
Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery
Nephrectomy
Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
Open Partial Nephrectomy
Organ Donation
Palliative Care Services
Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
Pancreas Transplant
Pancreatic Disease Management
Pediatric Surgery Follow-Up
Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
Proteinuria Treatment
Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase Deficiency Treatment
Removal Of Transplanted Kidney
Removal Of Transplanted Organ
Renal Allograft Biopsy
Renal Artery Stenosis Treatment
Renal Biopsy
Renal Vein Thrombosis Treatment
Robotic Colpopexy
Simultaneous Transplant
Stent Placement
Transplant Bioinformatics
Transplant Evaluation
Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
Transplant Immunology
Transplant Nephrectomy
Transplant Nutrition Counseling
Ureteral Dilation
Ureteroneocystostomy
Urinary Filtration Performance
Urologic Surgery
Venous Access Device Removal
Viral Gastroenteritis Treatment
Voiding Cystourethrogram

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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 2nd Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-3700

Fax 202-444-2969

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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.

List of insurance plans we accept
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Sentara Health
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- POS OA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UHC Passport
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Gold Plus HMO