Cara Trainor, ACNP MSN| Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
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Cara Trainor

Cara Trainor, ACNP MSN
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Languages: English

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
  • Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
  • Acquired Absence Of Organs
  • Anus And Rectum Diseases
  • Artificial Openings Complications
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
  • Benign Tumor
  • Bowel Obstruction
  • Cervical Radiculopathy
  • Congenital Malformations Of Intestine
  • Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
  • Disc Herniation Of The Spine
  • Femoral Hernia
  • Hip And Thigh Open Wound
  • Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
  • Inflammatory Myositis
  • Intervertebral Disc Disorders
  • Knee And Leg Open Wound
  • Lower Back Pain
  • Lower Limb Ulcer
  • Lumbar Radiculopathy
  • Lumbar Spine Fracture
  • Lymphatic Vessel Disorders
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
  • Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Muscle Disorders
  • Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
  • Perianal Fistula
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
  • Pilar Cysts
  • Pilonidal Cyst
  • Postoperative Ileus
  • Rib Fracture
  • Scoliosis
  • Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
  • Spinal Cord Diseases
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Spondylolysis
  • Surgical Site Infection
  • Tendinous Disorders
  • Thigh Fracture
  • Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
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Procedures I perform

  • Adrenal Surgery
  • Cauterization Of Granulation Tissue
  • Colectomy
  • Excision Jejunum
  • Excision Of Ileum
  • Excision Of Small Intestine
  • Excision Of Stomach
  • Ganglion Cyst Excision
  • Hydrocele Repair
  • Incision And Drainage Of Bartholin's Gland Abscess
  • Ischiorectal Abscess Drainage
  • Jejunostomy
  • Jejunum To Ileum Bypass
  • Jejunum Transplant
  • Laparoscopy
  • Lesion Excision
  • Liver Resection
  • Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Melanoma Resection
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Muscle Flap
  • Omentum Release
  • Ostectomy
  • Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
  • Peritoneal Cavity Drainage
  • Peritoneal Release
  • Pigmented Lesion Removal
  • Pilonidal Cyst Treatment
  • Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
  • Reconstructive Surgery
  • Repair Of Anterior Abdominal Hernia
  • Repair Of Inguinal Hernia
  • Revision Synthetic Substitute
  • Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Skin Debridement
  • Surgical Oncology Surgery
  • Thyroid Biopsy
  • Thyroidectomy
  • Tocolysis
  • Ventral Hernia Repair With Mesh
  • Wound Closure
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Practice locations

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13950 Brandywine Rd
Ste 225
Brandywine, MD, 20613

301-856-1682

Fax 301-782-2222

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Fax 301-782-2222

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.

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

Education

Board Certification: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Critical Care Nurse Certification

Graduate: Chamberlain University College of Nursing (2022)