Allison Griner Sewell, MMS PA| General Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Choledocholithiasis
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Gallstones
- Incisional Hernia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Adhesions
- Abdominal Cancer
- Abdominal Wall Defects
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Appendix Rupture
- Belly Button Hernia
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Body Mass Index
- Boils
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Appendicitis
- Complications From Weight Loss Surgery
- Complications Of Procedures
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Diseases Of Appendix
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Enlarged Thyroid Gland
- Fatty Tumor Near The Intestine
- Gallstones
- Hernia Near A Previous Surgical Scar
- Hernia Near The Groin
- Herniated Stomach
- Hole In The Diaphragm
- Incisional Hernia
- Infected Sweat Gland
- Infected Tooth
- Inflamed Pancreas
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Obesity
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Pilar Cysts
- Problems After Surgery
- Reaction To Surgery
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Complications
- Stomach Problems
- Swollen Spleen
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thyroid Nodules
- Trauma To The Abdomen
- Umbilical Hernia In Children
- Ventral Hernia
- Weight Loss Surgery Complications
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Organ Transplantation
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Adrenal Surgery
- Amputation
- Aneurysm Repair
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Arterial Thrombolysis
- Artificial Liver Therapy
- Atherectomy
- Bladder Neck Reconstruction
- Bladder Stone Removal
- Bone Graft
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Reconstruction
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Cholecystectomy
- Colon Resection
- Colostomy
- Dialysis
- Dialysis Graft Creation
- Diverting Colostomy
- Endovascular Surgery
- Endovenous Laser Therapy
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroenterostomy
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Flap Surgery
- Gallbladder Removal
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric Artery Embolization
- Gastric Plication
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastric Switch
- Gastroduodenostomy
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Gastrojejunostomy
- Gastrostomy
- Gelfoam Embolization
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hemipelvectomy
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Ileostomy
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Intraoperative Frozen Section
- Isolated Limb Perfusion
- Jejunostomy
- Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Liver Resection
- Liver Transplant
- Lobectomy
- Local Tissue Transfer
- Lumpectomy
- Lymph Node Transfer
- Lymphangiography
- Lymphatic Surgery
- Mastectomy
- Mastopexy
- Melanoma Removal
- Melanoma Resection
- Microwave Ablation
- Neobladder Creation
- Oral Surgery
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parotidectomy
- Pelvic Exenteration
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Prostate Artery Embolization
- Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Repair Of Anterior Abdominal Hernia
- Retroperitoneal Tumor Removal
- Salvage Surgery
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Skin Graft
- Small Bowel Resection
- Small Bowel Transplant
- Spleen Removal
- Splenectomy
- Stent Placement
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Superior Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Surgical Oncology Surgery
- Therasphere Therapy
- Thoracic Duct Embolization
- Thoracostomy
- Thrombolysis
- Thyroidectomy
- Tracheostomy
- Transarterial Embolization
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Tumor Debulking
- Tumor Embolization
- Tumor Resection
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization
- Varicocele Embolization
- Varicose Vein Stripping
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Vascular Access Creation
- Vascular Anastomosis
- Vascular Reconstruction
- Vein Sclerotherapy
- Ventral Hernia Repair With Mesh
- Wound Debridement
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
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- OA Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HighMark
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Core Essential (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare FFS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Sentara Health
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: Mercer University (2022)