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