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