Andrea Lynn Keller, MS PA| Transplant Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
As a board-certified and multi- licensed Physician Assistant in the state of VA, MD and DC I am responsible for managing, diagnosing, treating, and aiding in the preventative management of all MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute patients alongside my colleagues. I additionally provide education and outreach activities within the community.
My interest in public education/outreach has led me to chair the Liver Life Walk DC charity event in conjunction with the American Liver Foundation 2017-current. This event has raised well over $200,000 for continued liver research with the goal to stomp out liver disease by 2030.
I further play a vital role in the Free Liver Screening program at MGTI of which brings hepatitis awareness to the public, screening those at risk for hepatitis linking them to point of care and treatment. This program attended the NBC 4 Health and Fitness Expo 2020 screening over 830 people. A new role I have taken on in 2021 is that of the chair to our APP Outreach and Wellness Counsel providing wellness to APPs within the MGTI community as well as outreach to the whole DMV community virtually through social media.
Furthermore, I remain actively involved in ongoing research protocols through the transplant institute. I am a current and upstanding member of the AAPA, AASLD, CLDF and GHAPP. I currently serving as the anchor provider within our Northern Virginia clinical office.
Clinical areas of focus
- Liver Abscess
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Damage
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Failure
- Liver Metastases
- Liver Resection
- Liver Scarring
- Liver Segmentectomy
- Liver Transplant In Adults
- Liver Wedge Resection
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Lobectomy
- Partial Hepatectomy
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Transplant Evaluation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Plasma Proteins
- Ascites
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Choledocholithiasis
- Cholestasis
- Colon Disease
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Hemangioma
- Hemochromatosis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis D
- Hepatitis E
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Intestinal Atresia
- Liver Abscess
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Cysts
- Liver Damage
- Liver Damage From Toxins
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Liver Metastases
- Liver Scarring
- Liver Transplant Rejection
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Portal Hypertension
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Renal Artery Thrombosis
- Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Variceal Bleeding
- Viral Hepatitis
- Wilson Disease
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Paracentesis With Imaging
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Adult Liver Transplant
- Amebic Liver Abscess Treatment
- Ammonia Level Test
- Arthrocentesis
- Artificial Liver Therapy
- Ascites Treatment
- Autoimmune Hepatitis Diagnosis
- Autopsy Pathology Examination
- Auxiliary Liver Transplant
- Bioartificial Liver Therapy
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Clotting Disorder Diagnosis
- Cardiac Cell Therapy
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cryoablation Of Liver Tumors
- Ct-Guided Liver Biopsy
- Cystitis Management
- Dialysis
- Donor Organ Procurement
- Duplex Scan Of Abdominal Organs
- Endocrinology Care
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Esophageal Cancer Diagnosis
- Gastrointestinal Varices Treatment
- Hepatic Artery Embolization
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatic Vein Stenting
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Inferior Vena Cava Stenting
- Interstitial Nephritis Treatment
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Laparoscopic Liver Biopsy
- Live-In Care
- Liver Abscess Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Cyst Treatment
- Liver Debridement
- Liver Fibroscan
- Liver Hemangioma Treatment
- Liver Imaging Studies
- Liver Panel
- Liver Resection
- Liver Segmentectomy
- Liver Surgery For Malignant Tumors
- Liver Transplant
- Liver Transplant In Adults
- Liver Wedge Resection
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Lobectomy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Metastatic Liver Disease Treatment
- Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System Therapy
- Mri-Guided Liver Biopsy
- Multi-Organ Transplant
- Neonatal Abdominal Paracentesis
- Newborn Screening Tests
- Open Liver Biopsy
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Partial Hepatectomy
- Pediatric Liver Transplant
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Portal Hypertension Treatment
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Screening
- Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis
- Pump Therapy
- Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase Deficiency Treatment
- Pyogenic Liver Abscess Treatment
- Reduced-Size Liver Transplant
- Renal Scintigraphy
- Rhabdomyolysis Treatment
- Small Bowel Transplant In Children
- Split Liver Transplant
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Surgical Liver Biopsy
- Transjugular Liver Biopsy
- Transplant Evaluation
- Ultrasonic Guidance
- Ultrasound-Guided Liver Biopsy
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
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open POS II
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HighMark
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-EPO Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Navigate
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- OA Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Employee Health Plan
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Network OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
Videos
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants
Medical School: Daemen College (2010)
Awards
- Chair of the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute Advanced Practice Providers Outreach and Wellness Counsel Chair of the American Liver Foundation; Liver Life Walk, DC 2019 Presented by MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute 2018 Top Doctor Awards Chair of the American Liver Foundation; Liver Life Walk, DC 2018 Presented by MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute 2018 Inductee as Top Physician Assistant in Annandale, VA as part of The International Association of HealthCare Professionals Worldwide Leaders in Healthcare Chair of the American Liver Foundation; Liver Life Walk, DC 2017 Presented by MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute 2013 4-star winner of “Talk of the Town” Excellence in Customer Satisfaction for Health Care and Medical Practices
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Pre-Treatment Education and Treatment Completion in Patients with Hepatitis C (HCV)
Treated with Boceprevir (BOC) or Telaprevir (TVR). November 2013. Lead Author:
Debbie Mercier (SLU) Senior Author: Joy Peter (UF)
Podcasts
https://www.youtube.com/embed/6-mXVqKe5V0