About me
Dr. Buch is a double fellowship-trained transplant nephrologist who cares for patients with kidney transplants, liver-kidney transplants, and kidney-pancreas transplants. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Buch’s areas of special interest and research include improving access to transplantation, strategies to increase organ donation, and overcoming barriers to transplantation among veterans. She sees patients at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Buch treats patients and their families with the same care and compassion she would want to be treated with by healthcare providers and provides a holistic approach to care for each patient.
She earned her medical degree from Kesar Sal Medical College and Research Institute in Ahmedabad, India and completed her residency in internal medicine at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. She completed a nephrology fellowship at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore and a fellowship in transplant nephrology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
When she’s not working, Dr. Buch enjoys classical Indian and Bollywood dance, volunteering at cultural events, and traveling.
Clinical areas of focus
- Autoimmune Hepatitis Diagnosis
- Interstitial Nephritis Treatment
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
- Open Kidney Surgery
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Transplant Nephrology Consultation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
- Chronic Kidney Disease After Transplant
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Disorders Of Amino
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Gallbladder Disease
- Graft Dysfunction
- Graft Failure
- Immunodeficiencies
- Immunodeficiency Due To Transplant
- Infertility
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Kidney Rejection
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Renal Transplant Complications
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
Procedures I perform
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Dialysis
- Donor Organ Procurement
- General Surgery For Transplant Patients
- Graft Rejection Prevention
- Hepatorenal Syndrome Treatment
- Hypertension Management For Transplant Patients
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Function Test
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
- Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Surgery
- Newborn Screening Tests
- Nutrition Counseling
- Open Kidney Surgery
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Pediatric Advocacy
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transplant Immunosuppression Management
- Transplant Nephrology Consultation
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 2nd Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-3700Fax 202-444-6193
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
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-PPO
- Choice POS II
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- OA Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open POS II
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Student Resources
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- First Health PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HighMark
- IH-EPO Plus
- Navigate
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2021)
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2020)
Residency: Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center (2018)
Internship: Civil Hospital (2012)
Medical School: B J Medical College-Ahmedabad (2012)