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
Conditions I treat
- Air Embolism
- Aniline Poisoning
- Arsenic Poisoning
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Chemical Burns
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Contact With Hazardous Health Exposures
- Cystitis
- Decompression Sickness
- Effects Of Air Pressure And Water Pressure
- Electrical Burn
- Heavy Metal Toxicity
- Household Cleaning Product Exposure
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Industrial Chemical Exposure
- Insect Bites And Stings
- Nitrogen Narcosis
- Oxygen Toxicity
- Pesticide Poisoning
- Plant Toxicity
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Radiation Poisoning
- Radon Exposure
- Rodenticide Exposure
- Scuba Diving Injuries
- Solvent Exposure
- Solvent Poisoning
- Spider Bite
- Toxic Effect Of Metals
- Traumatic Encephalopathy
- Undersea Medicine Injuries
- Water Pollution Exposure
Procedures I perform
- Air Embolism Treatment
- Air Pollution Exposure Treatment
- Allergy Emergency Preparedness
- Benzodiazepine Overdose Treatment
- Blood Irradiation
- Botulism Treatment
- Burn Debridement
- Cardiovascular Emergency Response
- Cauterization Of Granulation Tissue
- Chemical Dermatitis Treatment
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Cold Treatment
- Community Health
- Compartment Syndrome Treatment
- Crisis Hotline
- Crisis Management
- Cystitis Treatment
- Disaster Medicine
- Dive Medicine Consultation
- Dopamine Therapy
- Dysbaric Osteonecrosis Treatment
- Ebola Treatment
- Electrical Burn Treatment
- Environmental Health
- Environmental Toxicity Treatment
- External Application Of A Cold Stimulus Headache
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Foot Sprain Treatment
- Gas Bubble Disease Treatment
- Hazmat Response
- High-Pressure Nervous Syndrome Treatment
- Hyperbaric Chamber Treatment
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy For Radiation Injury
- Hyperbaric Treatment For Altitude Sickness
- Hyperbaric Treatment For High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema
- I-131 Therapy
- Illicit Drug Overdose Treatment
- Industrial Chemical Exposure Treatment
- Industrial Hygiene
- Industrial Toxin Exposure Treatment
- Infection Control
- Infectious Disease Treatment
- Intensive Care
- Lassa Fever Treatment
- Malaria Treatment
- Marine Life Envenomation Treatment
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Mind-Body Medicine
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injury
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Normatec Compression Therapy
- Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Pesticide Poisoning Treatment
- Poison Prevention
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Rabies Treatment
- Radiation Burn Treatment
- Skin Debridement
- Spinal Cord Tumor Treatment
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Treatment
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Surgical Debridement
- Surgical Disaster Response
- Tetanus Treatment
- Thermal Burn Treatment
- Toxic Substance Control
- Toxic Substances Treatment
- Toxicology Management
- Toxin Removal
- Toxin Removal Treatment
- Transverse Myelitis Treatment
- Trauma Therapy
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Traveler's Diarrhea Treatment
- Tremor Management
- Undersea Medicine Consultation
- Urine Toxicology Screen
- Vascular Malformation Treatment
- Venous Gas Embolism Treatment
- Venous Stasis Ulcer Treatment
- Viral Gastroenteritis Treatment
- Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Treatment
- Waste Disposal
- West Nile Virus Treatment
- Wound Care
- Wound Debridement
- Yellow Fever Treatment
- Zika Virus Treatment
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
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Basic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- POS OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
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)