Carolina Rumbo, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Transplant Surgery
Languages: Spanish, English, French
About me
Dr. Rumbo is the medical director of the Pediatric Small Bowel program at MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute. She has 24 years of experience in the fields of pediatric hepatology and bowel disease. She treats patients between birth and the age of 21 and her areas of special interest and expertise include:
- Short bowel syndrome
- Congenital bowel anomalies
- Intestinal failure associated liver disease
- Pre- and post-liver transplant care
- Biliary atresia
- Cholestatic liver disease
- Autoimmune liver disease
- Fatty liver disease
- Feeding tube management
- Endoscopy
Dr. Rumbo earned her medical degree at National University of La Plata, School of Medicine in Buenos Aires, Argentina and completed her residency at Hospital de Niños “Sor Maria Ludovica” in La Plata, Argentina. She completed a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, nutrition, and liver diseases at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.
In her professional career, Dr. Rumbo has held significant positions, including her current role as the Medical Director of the Pediatric Bowel Program at MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute. Her previous appointments at Fundación Favaloro in Argentina and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have equipped her with a wealth of clinical and academic experience. Dr. Rumbo’s leadership in these roles has been instrumental in advancing pediatric liver and intestinal transplant programs, demonstrating her ability to manage complex medical cases and lead multidisciplinary teams effectively.
Dr. Rumbo has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles on topics ranging from short bowel syndrome to immunosuppression protocols in pediatric liver transplantation. Her work has been published in prestigious journals such as JPEN (J Parenteral Enteral Nutrition) and Liver Transplantation, reflecting her commitment to advancing medical knowledge and improving patient outcomes. Her recent studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intestinal rehabilitation and transplant patients highlight her ability to address contemporary challenges in her field. She is also the author of book chapters.
Dr. Rumbo is fluent in English, Spanish, and French.
Outside of her professional commitments, she dedicates her time to several enriching pursuits. She values spending quality time with her family, fostering strong relationships and creating cherished memories. Her enthusiasm for the outdoors is reflected in her passion for hiking and trekking, where she engages with nature and embraces physical challenges. Additionally, she takes great pleasure in gardening, cultivating plants, and maintaining tranquil green spaces.
Clinical areas of focus
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Hepatitis C
- Intestinal Atresia
- Liver Transplant For Fatty Liver Disease
- Pediatric Liver Transplant
- Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis
- Short Bowel Syndrome
- Transplant Immunosuppression Management
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Liver Function Tests
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Caroli Disease
- Choledochal Cyst
- Chronic Liver Failure
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Liver Fibrosis
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Branched
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hemochromatosis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Immunodeficiencies
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Intestinal Atresia
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
- Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis
- Short Bowel Syndrome
- Wilson Disease
Procedures I perform
- Ascites Treatment
- Biliary Disease In Pregnancy Treatment
- Bleeding Ulcer Treatment
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cholelithiasis Treatment
- Cholestasis Treatment
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Coagulopathy Management
- Colonoscopy
- Deceased Donor Transplant
- Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Rehabilitation
- Gastrointestinal Varices Treatment
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatitis C Treatment After Transplant
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Immune System Modulator Therapy
- Intestinal Biopsy
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Cyst Treatment
- Liver Mass Treatment
- Liver Transplant
- Liver Transplant For Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma
- Liver Transplant For Fatty Liver Disease
- Liver Transplant For Hemangiosarcoma
- Liver Transplant For Liver Failure
- Liver Transplant For Viral Hepatitis
- Liver Transplant In Liver Cancer
- Living Donor Transplant
- Nutrition Counseling
- Pancreas Transplant Malfunction
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Pediatric Liver Disease Treatment
- Pediatric Liver Transplant
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Portal Hypertension Treatment
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) Treatment
- Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis (PFIC) Treatment
- Short Bowel Syndrome Management
- Short Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Small Bowel Transplant In Children
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant For Biliary Atresia
- Transplant For Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Transplant For Short Bowel Syndrome
- Transplant Immunosuppression Management
- Transplant Serology
- Variceal Band Ligation
- Vein Sclerotherapy
- Viral Load Monitoring
- Wilson Disease Test
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Main Bldg 2nd Fl
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
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Navigate
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Network OA
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- POS OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HighMark
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Fellowship: Icahn at Mount Sinai Beth Israel-Gastroenterology (2003)
Residency: La Plata Integrated Healthcare-Axis Healthcare System (2000)
Medical School: Universidad Nacional de la Plata (1997)
Awards
- 2003
- American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award. July 1, 2003.
- Third position, award in oral presentations, annual meeting ILAS/ASPEN Clinical Nutrition Week. Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease in intestinal transplant candidates. Chicago. February 2008.
- Second Position Basic Research, Transplant Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (STALYC). Indicators of immunological activation in the intestinal graft mucosa. Cartagena de Indias. March 2011.
- Second Price in Basic Research, Transplant Society in Latin America and the Caribbean- SOCIEDAD DE TRASPLANTES EN LATINOAMERICA Y EL CARIBE (STALYC). Gene expression analysis in mucosal immune activation indicators in intestinal graft mucosa. Cartagena de Indias. March 2011.
- Best Abstract Award. XIV International Small Bowel Transplant Symposium. A Comprehensive Meeting on Intestinal Failure, Rehabilitation and Transplantation. Utility of APRI to Predict Liver Fibrosis in Intestinal Failure Associated Liver Disease in Pediatric Patients. Buenos Aires. July 2015.
- Best Abstract Award. TTS-IRTA Congress Scientific Award. XV International Congress of the Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplantation Association (IRTA). Paneth and Stem Cells Are Not Affected During Initial Stages of Acute Cellular Rejection in Small Bowel Transplantation in Humans. New York, June 2017.
- Best Abstract Award. TTS-IRTA Congress Scientific Award. XVI International Congress of the Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplantation Association (IRTA) Long term results of a series of pediatric patients with short bowel syndrome treated at an Intestinal Failure, Rehabilitation and Transplant Program. Paris, 2019.