Karen Lynn Basinger, LDN| Licensed Dietitianand Nutritionist, Dietetics | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Goiter Treatment
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Resistance
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Fatigue
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Celiac Disease
- Cushing Syndrome
- Dietary Management Of Adrenal Disorders
- Dietary Management Of Thyroid Disorders (E.G. HASHIMOTO'S, GRAVE'S)
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Eating Disorders
- Elevated Triglycerides
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastrointestinal Disorders Related To Diet
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypothyroidism Related To Dietary Deficiencies
- Insulin Resistance
- Insulin Resistance Syndrome
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Malnutrition
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Nutrient Deficiencies (E.G. VITAMIN D, IRON, B12)
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Weight Loss
- Weight Management For Diabetes
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Bariatric Nutrition
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Botox Injection For Migraines
- Cancer Nutrition Counseling
- Cardiovascular Health Nutrition Counseling
- Celiac Disease Nutrition Counseling
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Community Health Education
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Diabetes Management
- Diabetes Self-Care Planning
- Dietary Assessment
- Dietary Management Of Cushing Syndrome
- Dietary Treatment Of Goiter
- Eating For Optimal Energy
- Endurance Sports Nutrition Counseling
- Flexibility And Mobility Nutrition Counseling
- Food Allergy Management
- Food Intolerance Management
- Gastrointestinal Nutrition Counseling
- Geriatric Nutrition Counseling
- Glucose Control Management
- Goiter Treatment
- Grave's Disease Management
- Grocery Shopping Assistance
- Gut Health Nutrition Counseling
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis Treatment
- Health Leadership
- Healthy Weight Loss Guidance
- Hypercalcemia Management
- Hypercalcemia Nutrition Management
- Hyperparathyroidism Dietary Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism Nutrition Counseling
- Hypothyroidism Diet Planning
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Insulin Resistance Nutrition Counseling
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Meal Planning
- Mind-Body Nutrition Counseling
- Mindful Eating Counseling
- Mineral Deficiency Treatment
- Newborn Feeding Support
- Nutrient Deficiency Screening
- Nutrient Supplementation Planning
- Nutrition Counseling
- Nutrition For Cancer Prevention
- Obesity Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parenteral Nutrition Management
- Pediatric Nutrition
- Pediatric Nutrition Counseling
- Personalized Meal Planning
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Disorders Nutrition Counseling
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Pregnancy And Postpartum Massage
- Pregnancy Nutrition Counseling
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Reproductive Health Management
- Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Testing
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sports Nutrition
- Sports Nutrition Counseling
- Sports Performance Nutrition Counseling
- Strength Training Nutrition Counseling
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Vitamin Deficiency Treatment
- Weight Management Program
- Yoga Coaching
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
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HighMark
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Network OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- First Health PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
Education
Allied Health Education: Hood College (1987)