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
- IH-POS
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HighMark
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Sentara Health
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare Direct
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Student Resources
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- POS OA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OA Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: Mercer University (2022)