About me
Jenna Smith, RN, FNP-BC, is a board-certified family nurse practitioner at MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She specializes in volunteer bone-marrow and stem-cell donations that treat blood disorders, leukemia, lymphoma, and sickle cell anemia. She also is a member of the American Society of Apheresis.
Jenna’s approach to care prioritizes treating volunteer donors with respect and compassion. She begins by carefully listening to them while providing clear education about every step of the donation process. She later performs preliminary medical exams including physicals, lab work, and imaging screenings. For donors who are cleared to donate, Jenna then collects bone marrow or stem cells used to develop life-saving treatments for cancer patients.
Jenna is dedicated to ensuring the safety of bone-marrow and stem-cell donors. Her research interests include evaluating the relationship between donor blood volumes relative to stem-cell transplant outcomes. She is particularly interested in chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy – an advanced treatment that uses patients’ own blood cells to fight cancer. Referring physicians should know that Jenna is committed to providing high-quality grafts for better recipient outcomes.
Philosophy of Care
“Our comprehensive program cares for donors from across the country. They share such wonderful gifts that truly make a difference in the lives of both patients and their families. I honor these volunteers by ensuring empathetic, safe, and efficient donation experiences.”
About the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute
MedStar Georgetown is part of the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute, which combines medical expertise, the latest therapies, and research across MedStar Health. Our research engine, the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Washington, D.C., region. This partnership means we provide access to cutting-edge clinical trials and the latest breakthroughs in cancer care.
Professional association
- American Society for Apheresis
Clinical areas of focus
- Adenocarcinoma Of Lung
- Adrenal Neoplasm
- Bladder Cancer
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Esophageal Cancer
- Genitourinary Cancers
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Cancer Surgery
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Mass
- Lung Metastasis
- Mesothelioma
- Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Pancreas Cancer
- Penile Cancer
- Pleural Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Pulmonary Nodule
- Rectal Cancer
- Seminoma
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Thymoma
- Thymus Cancer
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Cancer
- Adenocarcinoma Of Lung
- Adrenal Neoplasm
- Adverse Effects To Anticoagulants
- Amyloidosis
- Anal Cancer
- Anemia
- Anemia And Bone Marrow Disorders
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Antithrombin Deficiency
- Aplastic Anemia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
- Bile Duct Mass
- Bladder Cancer
- Bleeding Disorder
- Blood Cancer
- Blood Clotting Disorder
- Blood Disorders
- Bone Marrow Disorders
- Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Cancer
- Cancer During Pregnancy
- Cancer Pain
- Cancer Related Fatigue
- Cancer Survivor
- Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome (CAPS)
- Coagulation Disorders
- Cold Agglutinin Disease
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Cooley Anemia
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Deep Thrombophlebitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Diamond Blackfan Anemia
- Endocrine Complications Of Cancer Therapy
- Esophageal Cancer
- Essential Thrombocytosis
- Factor Eight Disorder
- Factor Nine Deficiency
- Factor V Leiden
- Familial Aplastic Anemia
- Fanconi Anemia
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Stromal Tumors
- Genitourinary Cancers
- Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Head And Neck Tumors
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemoglobinopathies
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
- Hemophilia
- Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
- Hereditary Cancer Risk
- Hereditary Spherocytosis
- Hypercoagulable State
- Hypogammaglobulinemia
- Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Iron Metabolism Disorders
- Kidney Cancer
- Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
- Leukocytosis
- Leukopenia
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Metastases
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Mass
- Lung Metastasis
- Lymphopenia
- Maternal Hematologic Disorders
- Mesothelioma
- Monoclonal Gammopathy Of Undetermined Significance
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome
- Neutropenia
- Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Oral Complications Of Cancer
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancytopenia
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
- Penile Cancer
- Petechiae
- Platelet Disorder
- Pleural Cancer
- Poems Syndrome
- Polycythemia
- Porphyria
- Post Thrombotic Syndrome (PTS)
- Primary Myelofibrosis
- Primary Systemic Amyloidosis
- Prostate Cancer
- Protein C Deficiency
- Protein S Deficiency
- Prothrombin Gene Mutation
- Pulmonary Metastases
- Pulmonary Nodule
- Pure Red Cell Aplasia
- Purpura
- Rectal Cancer
- Recurrent Thrombosis
- Red Blood Cell Disorders
- Secondary Polycythemia
- Seminoma
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Side Effects Of Cancer Treatment
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Splenic Sequestration
- Splenomegaly
- Stomach Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Thalassemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombocytosis
- Thrombophilia
- Thrombotic Disorders
- Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Thymoma
- Thymus Cancer
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
- Venous Occlusive Crisis
- Von Willebrand Disease
- White Blood Cell Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Adjuvant Chemotherapy
- Anticoagulation
- Biological Targeted Therapy
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Cancer Chemotherapy
- Cancer Genomics
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Chemoradiation
- Early Detection Of Cancer
- Kidney Cancer Surgery
- Lupus Anticoagulant
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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- CFBCBS EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Open EPO Plus
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Opoen HMO Option
- Choice Fund PPO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Open HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA EPO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Tricare Prime
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Student Resources
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- FIRST HEALTH
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
Education
Graduate Education: George Washington University Hospital (2016)
Awards
- Nurse of the Year, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2014, 2023)