Claudia Morrison, RD| Dietetics, Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of Clinical Interest:
- Continuous glucose monitoring
- Diabetes management
- Gestational Diabetes
- Insulin pump management
- Medical nutrition therapy
"My philosophy of care includes using a personal approach to connect with my patients concerning good nutrition and self-care. My goal is to empower patients to identify how they can incorporate healthy behaviors in their life to reduce the risk of disease and complications, thus promoting a healthy lifestyle for thesmelves and their families."
Clinical areas of focus
- Celiac Disease
- High Blood Sugar
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Bariatric Surgery Nutrition Counseling
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Celiac Disease
- Crohn's Disease And Ulcerative Colitis Related To Diet
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Diverticular Disease
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Eating Disorders
- Food Allergies And Intolerances
- Gastrointestinal Disorders Related To Diet
- Gestational Diabetes
- High Blood Sugar
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperinsulinemia
- Hypertension
- Hypoglycemia
- Insulin Deficiency
- Insulin Resistance
- Malnutrition
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Pancreatic Islet Cell Disorder
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Prediabetes
- Proteinuria
- Sports Nutrition And Performance
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Weight Management
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Accessibility Education
- Acid-Base Management
- Acute Kidney Injury Treatment
- Affective Regulation
- Alternative Medicine
- Alternative Therapies
- Anxiety Management
- Asthma Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Management
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Management
- Biofeedback
- Blood Pressure Goal Setting
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Evaluation
- Calcium Supplementation
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Care Coordination Consultation
- Child Care
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Community Health Education
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Coping Skills
- Dance Therapy
- Dermatological Care
- Diabetes Complications Prevention
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetes Self-Management
- Diabetes Treatment
- Diabetic Foot Exam
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis Risk Assessment
- Dietary Assessment
- Eating Disorder Treatment And Management
- Endocrinology Care
- Endurance Sports Nutrition
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Fatigue Management
- Float Therapy
- Fluid Management
- Food Addiction Treatment
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Management
- Gastrointestinal Care
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Geriatric Care
- Geriatric Care Management
- Gestational Diabetes Management
- Glucometer Use
- Glucose Control Management
- Grief Counseling
- Grocery Shopping
- Hashimoto's Disease Management
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Heart Disease Prevention
- Heart Healthy Lifestyle Counseling
- Hematological Care
- Herbal Therapy
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Hypothyroidism Diet Planning
- Incontinence Care
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Insulin Dose Titration
- Insulin Pen Training
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Integumentary Care
- Intermittent Fasting Coaching
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Management
- Kidney Function Test
- Lifestyle Modification
- Meal Planning
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Mental Status Exam
- Mood Disorder Counseling
- Motivational Interviewing
- Movement Screening
- Musculoskeletal Care
- Naturopathic Therapy
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Newborn Care
- Nutrient Deficiency Screening
- Nutrition Counseling
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Ostomy Care
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Palliative Care Services
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Parenteral Nutrition Management
- Pediatric Nutrition
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Peer Support Groups
- Personalized Meal Planning
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Physical Activity Counseling
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Postpartum Care
- Postpartum Support
- Prediabetes Management
- Pregnancy Nutrition Planning
- Probiotic Therapy
- Pulmonary Care
- Recipe Development And Meal Planning For Special Diets
- Recreational Therapy
- Relapse Prevention
- Renal Care
- Reproductive Health Management
- Reproductive Medicine
- Respiratory Care
- Seasonal Allergy Management
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) Testing
- Sports Nutrition
- Sti Treatment
- Supplement Counseling
- Surgical Disaster Response
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Transplant Regenerative Medicine
- Travel Safety Advice
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vaccinations
- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
- Weight Management Program
- Weight Measurement
- Well Baby Care
- Wireless Event Recorder Monitoring
- Wound Care
- Yoga Coaching
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
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Navigate
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UHC Passport
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- First Health PPO
- Network OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HighMark
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
Education
Board Certification: ,
Allied Health Education: Howard University (1982)