Karenna Simone Williamson, AGACNP-BC MSN| Transplant Surgery | MedStar Health
Karenna Simone Williamson

Karenna Simone Williamson, AGACNP-BC MSN
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Transplant Surgery

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Infertility
  • Intestinal Transplant
  • Islet Xenotransplant
  • Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
  • Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
  • Liver Failure
  • Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
  • Small Bowel Transplant
  • Transplant Nephrectomy
  • Visian Icl
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Acquired Absence Of Kidney
  • Acquired Absence Of Organs
  • Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
  • Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
  • Advanced Heart Failure Care
  • Aplastic Anemias And Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
  • Arterial Embolism
  • Artificial Openings Complications
  • Ascites
  • Autoimmune Hepatitis
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
  • Bile Duct Cancer
  • Bile Duct Stones
  • Biliary Tract Disease
  • Biliary Tract Obstruction
  • Bladder Carcinoma
  • Bone Marrow Transplant Graft Failure
  • Cardiometabolic Disorders
  • Choledochal Cyst
  • Cholestasis
  • Cholestasis Of Pregnancy
  • Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Chronic Kidney Disease After Transplant
  • Chronic Liver Failure
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Cocaine Related Disorders
  • Complications Of Heart Transplant
  • Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
  • Congenital Liver Defects
  • Congenital Malformations Of Bile Ducts
  • Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
  • Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
  • Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
  • Corneal Diseases
  • Corneal Transplant Failure
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
  • Diabetic Nephropathy
  • Diseases Of Spleen
  • Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
  • Disorders Of Amino
  • Disorders Of Aromatic Amino
  • Disorders Of Branched
  • Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
  • Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
  • Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
  • Donor Pancreas Disease
  • Donors Of Organs And Tissues
  • Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
  • Functional Intestinal Disorders
  • Gallbladder Cancer
  • Gallbladder Disease
  • Gallstones
  • Gastric Cancer
  • Glycogen Storage Disease
  • Graft Dysfunction
  • Graft Failure
  • Heart Disease
  • Heart Transplant Complications
  • Heart Transplant Rejection
  • Hemochromatosis
  • Hepatitis
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Immunodeficiencies
  • Immunosuppression
  • Infectious Mononucleosis
  • Infertility
  • Intestinal Atresia
  • Intestinal Infections
  • Intestinal Stenosis
  • Intestinal Transplant Rejection
  • Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
  • Kidney Blockage
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Kidney Rejection
  • Kidney Stones
  • Liver Abscess
  • Liver Cancer
  • Liver Cirrhosis
  • Liver Cysts
  • Liver Damage From Toxins
  • Liver Encephalopathy
  • Liver Failure
  • Liver Fibrosis
  • Liver Metastases
  • Liver Scarring
  • Liver Transplant Aftercare
  • Liver Transplant Complications
  • Liver Transplant Rejection
  • Living Donor Kidney Transplant
  • Living Donor Kidney Transplant Complications
  • Long Term Drug Therapy
  • Lung Disease
  • Lung Fibrosis
  • Lung Transplant Complications
  • Lung Transplant Infection
  • Lung Transplant Rejection
  • Malabsorption
  • Muscle Disorders
  • Necrotizing Vasculopathies
  • Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
  • Neutropenia
  • Newborn Feeding Problems
  • Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
  • Organ Donor Matching
  • Pancreas Cancer
  • Pancreas Transplant Complications
  • Pancreas Transplant Failure
  • Pancreas Transplant Revision
  • Pancreas Transplant Status
  • Pancreatic Failure
  • Pancreatitis
  • Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
  • Personal History Of Medical Treatment
  • Persons Encountering Health Services
  • Polycystic Liver Disease
  • Portal Hypertension
  • Postprocedural States
  • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
  • Pulmonary Edema
  • Renal Artery Thrombosis
  • Secondary Hypertension
  • Toxic Shock Syndrome
  • Transplanted Cornea Rejection
  • Transplanted Kidney Failure
  • Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
  • Transplanted Organ Failure
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Venous Embolism
  • Viral Hepatitis
  • Viral Infection
  • Vitamin Deficiency
  • Wilson Disease
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Procedures I perform

  • Abdominal Organ Transplantation
  • Abdominal Wall Supplement
  • Adrenal Gland Transplant
  • Auxiliary Liver Transplant
  • Backbench Liver Graft Reconstruction
  • Blood Type Incompatible Transplant
  • Blood Type Testing
  • Bone Graft
  • Cancer Treatment
  • Cardiac Cell Therapy
  • Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering
  • Cecum Transplant
  • Clinical Trials
  • Corneal Transplantation
  • Cross Matching
  • Cross-Matching
  • Cushing Syndrome Management
  • Deceased Donor Transplant
  • Dialysis
  • Domino Transplantation
  • Donor Organ Procurement
  • Dopamine Therapy
  • Endocrine Oncology
  • Endoscopic Surgery
  • Endoscopic Transplant Surgery
  • Face Transplant
  • Flap Surgery
  • Gastric Surgery
  • Geriatric Pulmonology
  • Graft Rejection Prevention
  • Hand Transplantation
  • Heart And Lung Transplant
  • Heart-Lung Transplant
  • Hepatic Artery Thrombosis Treatment
  • High-Risk Transplant
  • Histocompatibility Testing
  • Histology Services
  • Immune Cell Monitoring
  • Immune System Suppression
  • Immunoglobulin Administration
  • Inotropic Therapy
  • Intestinal Transplant
  • Islet Cell Isolation
  • Islet Xenotransplant
  • Kidney Resection
  • Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
  • Kidney-Pancreas Transplant
  • Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
  • Limb Transplant
  • Live-In Care
  • Liver And Pancreas Paired Exchange Transplant
  • Liver And Small Bowel Resection
  • Liver Biopsy
  • Liver Cancer Surgery
  • Liver Resection
  • Liver-Kidney Transplant
  • Living Donor Transplant
  • Lung And Liver Transplant
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
  • Microsurgery
  • Minimally Invasive Transplant Surgery
  • Multi-Organ Transplant
  • Multivisceral Resection
  • Multivisceral Transplant
  • Organ Allocation
  • Organ Perfusion
  • Ovary Resection
  • Ovary Transplant
  • Palliative Care Education
  • Palliative Care Program Development
  • Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
  • Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
  • Pancreatic Biopsy
  • Pancreatic Disease Management
  • Pediatric Surgery Preparation
  • Pediatric Trauma Care
  • Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
  • Psychiatric Social Work
  • Recipient Matching
  • Reconstructive Surgery
  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Re-Transplant
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Robotic Transplant Surgery
  • Simultaneous Transplant
  • Small Bowel Resection
  • Small Bowel Transplant
  • Surgical Infectious Disease
  • Testicle Resection
  • Thoracic Organ Transplant
  • Transplant Bioinformatics
  • Transplant Cancer Treatment
  • Transplant Complications Treatment
  • Transplant Evaluation
  • Transplant Immunology
  • Transplant Infection Treatment
  • Transplant Nephrectomy
  • Transplant Regenerative Medicine
  • Transplant Regulatory Compliance
  • Transplant Research
  • Transplant Surgery Follow-Up
  • Transplant-Related Infection Treatment
  • Vaccine Development And Policy
  • Varicose Vein Treatment
  • Ventricular Assist Device
  • Visian Icl
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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 877-680-8192

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

Education

Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center

Graduate: University of South Florida (2021)