About me
Dr. Vitola is triple board certified in general pediatrics, pediatric gastroenterology, and pediatric transplant hepatology. Her areas of special interest and expertise include:
- Pediatric liver disease
- Pediatric liver transplant
- Biliary atresia
- Cholestatic liver disease
- Autoimmune liver disease
- Fatty liver disease
She is also an active researcher and has been principal investigator on several studies focused on a range of topics in pediatric liver disease and transplant as well as patient and parent education and quality improvement. She has written book chapters and been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including Pediatric Transplant, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Hepatology, Surgery, and Pediatrics. She has also presented at national and international conferences and peer-reviewed workshops.
Dr. Vitola earned her medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Rockford, Illinois. She completed her residency and a fellowship in advanced pediatric hepatology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. She also completed a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
She believes in patient and family-centered care and educating her patients and their families so they can be active partners in their care. She addresses the needs of each patient as a whole person to help them better manage their liver disease and promote overall health.
When she’s not working, Dr. Vitola enjoys traveling, film, cooking, reading, biking, singing, political activism, and supporting animal welfare causes.
Insurance
MedStar Medical Group accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Medical Group, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- FIRST HEALTH
- Tricare Prime
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Network OA
- POS OA & OA Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: POS
- Open HMO
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Open POS II
- Aetna HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)"
- CFBCBS EPO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)"
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO"
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)"
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Fellowship Program: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (2010)
Fellowship Program: Washington University Medical Center (2009)
Residency Program: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (2006)
Graduate Education: University of Illinois (2003)
Medical School: University of Illinois (2002)