Sonika Puri, MD| Transplant Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Sonika Puri, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained transplant nephrologist with more than 10 years’ experience in the field. She specializes in pre- and post-operative management for people undergoing kidney and pancreas transplantation, as well as the evaluation of living kidney donors.
Dr. Puri joins the team as the medical director of the Living Donor Kidney Program. She is passionate about improving access to life-saving living donation for patients with end stage renal disease.
Dr. Puri is an active researcher and has published widely in peer-reviewed journals on improving outcomes in kidney and pancreas transplantation, improving access to kidney donation and transplantation, and organ preservation. She is a member of the American Society of Nephrology, Lipid Association of India, and a Fellow of American Society of Nephrology. She earned her medical degree from Maulana Azad Medical College at Delhi University in New Delhi, India and completed her internship and residency at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, Connecticut. She also completed two fellowships—one in nephrology at NYU Langone Medical Center and NYU School of Medicine in New York and one in transplant nephrology at University of California in San Francisco.
Dr. Puri works with each patient to help them achieve the best possible outcome from kidney and pancreas transplantation. In addition to always taking the time to listen to her patients, address their concerns, and educate them about their condition and treatment options, she also helps patients seek living kidney donors.
Dr. Puri is fluent in English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu.
When she’s not working, Dr. Puri enjoys reading, hiking with her family, and baking.
Clinical areas of focus
- Dopamine Therapy
- Graft Rejection Prevention
- Heart Transplant
- Lung Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Ascites
- Bone Marrow Transplant Graft Failure
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Corneal Diseases
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Graft Failure
- Immunodeficiencies
- Infertility
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Transplantation
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lung Transplant Rejection
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Renal Artery Thrombosis
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Venous Embolism
Procedures I perform
- Angiography
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Anxiety Management
- Blood Type Testing
- Cardiovascular Personalized Medicine
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Corneal Transplantation
- Cryopreservation Of Oocytes
- Deceased Donor Transplant
- Dialysis
- Domino Transplantation
- Dopamine Therapy
- Etoposide Therapy
- Flap Surgery
- Functional Mri
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
- Genitourinary Surgery
- Graft Rejection Prevention
- Heart Transplant
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Histology Services
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Infection Management
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Kidney Function Test
- Kidney Resection
- Kidney-Pancreas Transplant
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Liquid Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Surgery
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Lung Transplant
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mammography
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Nutrition Counseling
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Parotid Biopsy
- Patching Therapy
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Proteomics Research
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Renal Biopsy
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Skin Flap Procedure
- Skin Graft
- Speech Therapy
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Tendon Transplantation
- Tissue Biopsy
- Transplant Regenerative Medicine
- Ultrasound
- Urinary Filtration Performance
- Vaccinations
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
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HighMark
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- UHC Passport
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Administrators
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- POS OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of California San Francisco (2014)
Fellowship: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2013)
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2011)
Medical School: Maulana Azad Medical College (2007)