Kelly Krisna Johnson-Arbor, MD| Undersea And Hyperbaric Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Kelly K. Johnson-Arbor serves as the medical director of Hyperbaric Medicine in the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine. An expert in the fields of Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology and Hyperbaric Medicine, she is an Associate Faculty member at the MedStar Institute of Quality and Safety and contributing author to the website of the MedStar Institute for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery, medstarbloodless.org. Dr. Johnson-Arbor has published and presented on a variety of topics and serves as a reviewer for multiple peer-reviewed journals. She received her medical degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, completed a residency at University of Rochester Medical Center and a fellowship at the University of Connecticut Health Center. She is board certified in Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology, and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine.
Dr. Johnson-Arbor's main area of clinical expertise is hyperbaric medicine, with an emphasis on:
- Limb salvage
- Radiation induced bone and soft tissue injury
- Toxicology including carbon monoxide poisoning
- Hyperbaric physiology
- Commercial diving evaluations
Clinical areas of focus
- Air Embolism
- Arsenic Poisoning
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Decompression Sickness
- Dysbaric Osteonecrosis Treatment
- Hyperbaric Chamber Treatment
- Nitrogen Narcosis
- Oxygen Toxicity
- Pesticide Poisoning
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Vascular Malformation Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Allergy Emergency Preparedness
- Burn Debridement
- Cauterization Of Granulation Tissue
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Cold Treatment
- Community Health
- Cystitis Treatment
- Dopamine Therapy
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Foot Sprain Treatment
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- I-131 Therapy
- Illicit Drug Overdose Treatment
- Industrial Toxin Exposure Treatment
- Infectious Disease Treatment
- Intensive Care
- Malaria Treatment
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injury
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Pesticide Poisoning Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Skin Debridement
- Spinal Cord Tumor Treatment
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Surgical Debridement
- Trauma Therapy
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Undersea Medicine Consultation
- Vascular Malformation Treatment
- Venous Stasis Ulcer Treatment
- Viral Gastroenteritis Treatment
- Wound Care
- Wound Debridement
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 of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- First Health PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Navigate
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HighMark
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MultiPlan, Inc
- First Health PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare Direct
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS
- IH-POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Network OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Sentara Health
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
Education
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Fellowship: University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2006)
Residency: Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester (2004)
Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (2001)