About me
Dr. Chami is an experienced, fellowship trained, board certified transplant nephrologist with more than 15 years of experience in the field.
She joins the team as the associate medical director of kidney transplantation as well as the transplant fellowship director. She comes to MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute from Tufts Medicine where she served as the medical director of kidney transplantation.
Dr. Chami has been featured in multiple news stories and appeared on the cover of Boston magazine Top Doctors.
She earned her medical degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, completed a nephrology fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical Center and a Transplant Fellowship at Emory University where she practiced as a transplant nephrologist for 10 years.
Her areas of special interest and expertise include kidney transplantation, immune suppression management, including once monthly belatacept immunosuppression infusions, living kidney donation, and managing patients before and after kidney transplantation.
Her research focuses on the use of belatacept to improve the long term survival of renal grafts, HLA matching in kidney transplantation, and expanding living donor criteria by exploring acceptance criteria. Her research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and she has authored book chapters as well as presented at national conferences and meetings. She is a member of the American Society of Transplantation, the Transplantation Society, and the American Society of Nephrology.
Dr. Chami is fluent in English, French, and Arabic.
Dr. Chami’s medical approach is to care for every patient as a whole person. She treats each patient as a unique individual, tailoring treatment plans to fit their specific needs and personal goals.
When she is not working, she enjoys travel, live music and exploring international cuisines.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Hematuria
- High Blood Pressure
- Hypertension
- Kidney Stones
- Long Term Drug Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anuria
- Azotemia
- Berger's Disease
- Blood In Urine
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Tubulo
- Chronic Tubulointerstitial Disease
- Chronic Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Malformation Syndromes Affecting Multiple Systems
- Contracted Kidney
- Cystinuria
- Diabetes Mellitus Due To Underlying Condition
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Dialysis Care
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- Electrolyte Disorders
- End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
- Fluid Overload
- Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
- Hematuria
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
- High Blood Pressure
- Hydronephrosis
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hypernatremia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypertension
- Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis
- Hypokalemia
- Interstitial Nephritis
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Infection (PYELONEPHRITIS)
- Kidney Inflammation
- Kidney Stones
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lupus Nephritis
- Medullary Sponge Kidney
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Minimal Change Disease
- Nephrocalcinosis
- Nephrolithiasis
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nephrotic Syndrome Due To Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- Neutropenia
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Proteinuria
- Proteinuria (EXCESS PROTEIN IN URINE)
- Pyelonephritis
- Rapidly Progressive Nephritic Syndrome
- Recurrent Hematuria
- Renal Agenesis And Reduction Defects Of Kidney
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Cyst
- Renal Cysts
- Renal Hypertension
- Renal Insufficiency
- Renal Tubular Acidosis
- Renovascular Disease
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Small Kidney
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Uremia
- Vasculitis
- Wilms Tumor
Procedures I perform
- Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Treatment
- Acute Kidney Injury Treatment
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Test
- Cardiorenal Syndrome Treatment
- Creatinine Clearance Test
- Duplex Scan Of Abdominal Organs
- Electrolyte Imbalance Treatment
- Electrolyte Management
- Electrolyte Panel
- End Stage Renal Disease Treatment
- Fluid Management
- Fluid Overload Management
- Fluid Overload Treatment
- Graft Placement
- Hematuria Treatment
- Hyperkalemia Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Kidney Function Test
- Limited Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
- Lupus Nephritis Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Nephrectomy
- Nephritic Syndrome Treatment
- Nephrocalcinosis Treatment
- Nephrology Consultation
- Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
- Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
- Peritoneal Cavity Irrigation With Dialysate
- Phosphorus Management
- Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Management
- Potassium Management
- Proteinuria Treatment
- Renal Biopsy
- Renal Nutrition Counseling
- Renal Vein Thrombosis Treatment
- Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Sodium Management
- Urinary Filtration Performance
- Vascular Access Creation
- Vascular Access Management
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
2 PHC
Washington, DC, 20007
Insurance
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Fellowship: Emory University Hospital-GME (2011)
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2009)
Internship: Emory University School Of Medicine (2006)
Medical School: McGill University (2003)