Michael James Choi, MD| Nephrology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Michael Choi is Director for the Division of Nephrology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He has a focused interest in glomerular diseases and chronic kidney disease. He is the Fellowship Program Director in Nephrology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and was the Program Director at the Johns Hopkins University from 1996-2009. He is the Past-President of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and present member and past NKF Education Committee Chair. He was the Chairman of the 2011 NKF Spring Clinical Meeting. He was a member of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Program Education Committee for Glomerular Disease, He was Co-Editor of the NephSAP (the nephrology self-assessment program for Chronic Kidney Disease. He is presently on the American Society of Nephrology Ethics Committee. He is a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology test writing committee elected for his expertise in glomerular diseases. He has several important publications on renal physiology, glomerular disease, and genetic kidney disease, including studies on APOL1 and CKD progression.
Dr. Choi sees patients at the following location:
3800 Reservoir Road Northwest, Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
6th Fl Nephrology
Washington, DC 20007
202-444-9183
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Dialysis
- End Stage Renal Disease Treatment
- Endstage Renal Disease
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Function Test
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Mesothelioma
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Electrolyte Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypertension
- Hypokalemia
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mesothelioma
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Procedures I perform
- Aldosterone Antagonist Therapy
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Test
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Creatinine Clearance Test
- Dialysis
- Endocrinology Care
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Function Test
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Resection
- Medication Administration And Management
- Neobladder Creation
- Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Peritoneal Cavity Drainage
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Renal Biopsy
- Renal Failure Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Urinary Filtration Performance
- Urinary Protein Test
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-0086Fax 877-665-8072
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
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Network OA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Navigate
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- POS OA
- Sentara Health
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OA Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- First Health PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System (1994)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital (1990)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1987)
Awards
- Baltimore’s Best Doctors, Baltimore Magazine, 2018
- The Washington Post Magazine, Top Doctors, 2011- 2013
- Best Doctors, 2010-2019
- USA Today’s Most Influential Doctors, Hypertension- Baltimore- Towson, 2009
- Patient’s Choice Awards, 2008 - 2010
- Baltimore’s Best Doctors, Baltimore Magazine, 2007
- Best Doctors, 2007,2008
- Garabed Eknoyan Award – Outstanding Contribution to the National Kidney Foundation, 2015
- Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence, Institution/Organization, 2018
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine: Alpha Omega Alpha, Department of Medicine, 2016
- Distinguished Teaching Society of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2016.
- Master Mentor Award - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2012
- W. Barry Wood, Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2019
- W. Barry Wood, Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2017
- W. Barry Wood, Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2012
- W. Barry Wood, Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2011.
- W. Barry Wood, Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2005
- VIP Grand Marshall Commencement, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2003
- Department of Medicine Full-time Faculty Teaching Award. 2001
- W. Barry Wood, Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2000
- Outstanding Contribution Award, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2003
- Department of Medicine Full-time Faculty Teaching Award. 2001
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
He is the Clinical Discussant for the session: "Renal Biopsy: Clinical Correlations" for the 2021 American Society of Nephrology Scientific Meeting.
- Choi MJ, Eustace JA, Gimenez LF, Atta MG, Scheel PJ, Sothinathan R, Briggs WA. Mycophenolate mofetil treatment for primary glomerular diseases. Kidney Int 2002;61:1098-1114.
- Briggs WA, Choi MJ, Scheel PJ. Successful mycophenolate mofetil treatment of glomerular disease. Am J Kidney Dis. 1998;31(2):213-217.
- Lipkowitz MS, Freedman BI, Langefeld CD, Comeau ME, Bowden DW, Kao WH, Astor BC, Bottinger EP, Iyengar SK, Klotman PE, Freedman RG, Zhang W, Parekh RS, Choi MJ, Nelson GW, Winkler CA, Kopp JB; the AASK Investigators. Apolipoprotein L1 gene variants associate with hypertension-attributed nephropathy and the rate of kidney function decline in African Americans. Kidney Int. 2012; 83:144-120.
- Parsa A, Kao WH, Xie D, Astor BC, Li M, Hsu CY, Feldman HI, Parekh RS, Kusek JW, Greene TH, Fink JC, Anderson AH, Choi MJ, Wright JT Jr, Lash JP, Freedman BI, Ojo A, Winkler CA, Raj DS, Kopp JB, He J, Jensvold NG, Tao K, Lipkowitz MS, Appel LJ; AASK Study Investigators; CRIC Study Investigators. APOL1 risk variants, race, and progression of chronic kidney disease. N Engl J Med. 2013;369:2183-96.
- Chen TK, Choi MJ, Kao WH, Astor BC, Scialla JJ, Appel LA, Li L, Lipkowitz MS, Wolf M, Parekh RS, Winkler CA, Estrella ME, Crews DC. Examination of Potential Modifiers of the Association of APOL1 Alleles with CKD Progression. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015 Oct 1 [Epub ahead of print]
- Chen TK, Tin A, Peralta CA, Appel LJ, Choi MJ, Lipkowitz MS, Winkler CA, Estrella MM. APOL1 Risk Variants, Incident Proteinuria, and Subsequent eGFR Decline in Blacks with Hypertension-Attributed CKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Nov 7;12(11):1771-1777
- King LS, Choi M, Fernandez PC, Cartran JP, Agre P. Brief Report: Urinary concentrating defect in aquaporin-1 null individuals. N Engl J Med 2001;345:175-179.
- Choi MJ, Fernandez PC, Patnaik A, Coupaye-Gerard B, D'Andrea D, Szerlip H, Kleyman, TR. Brief Report: Trimethoprim induced hyperkalemia in a patient with AIDS. N Engl J Med. 1993;328:703-6.
- Trachtman H, Choi MJ, Somers M, Mariani L, Beck L, Waldman M, Langford C, Bomback A, Holzman L. KDOQI US Commentary on the 2012 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guidelines for Glomerulonephritis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2013 ;62:403-41.