Cassandra Renner, CRNP| Pediatrics | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Asthma and allergy
- Chronic disease management
- Common childhood behavioral health (ADHD, Anxiety, Behavioral concerns, etc.)
- Growth and nutritional monitoring
- Often same-day sick visits available
- Well child visits- newborns through adolescents
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care is to work as a team with patients and families using empathetic, holistic, evidenced-based practice to optimize health outcomes. I am a strong advocate for patients and believe in treating every child the way I would want a provider to treat my own child.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Allergies
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Cough
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Feeding Evaluation
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Headache
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Sleep Disorders
- Vaccinations
- Vision Screening
- Well Child Exam
- Wellness Exams
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Allergies
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Asthma
- Bedwetting
- Behavior Concerns
- Black Eye
- Bronchiolitis
- Candidiasis
- Celiac Disease
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Child Speech Disorders
- Choroidal Nevi
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Cough
- Ear Infection
- Eczema
- Emotional Disorders
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fever
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- General Symptoms
- Hand Foot And Mouth Disease
- Headache
- Hives
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Language Disorders
- Laryngitis
- Lower Leg Injury
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Developmental Delays
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Newborn Hypoglycemia
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Pediatric Hip Dysplasia
- Pneumonia
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sleep Disorders
- Speech Disorders
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Viral Infection
- Well Child Exam
Procedures I perform
- Absence Management
- Academic Counseling
- Adhd Assessment
- Adhd Evaluation
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management
- Asthma Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Auditory Processing Disorder Evaluation
- Autism Education
- Autism Testing
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Capillary Blood Collection
- Cardiovascular Health Promotion
- Caregiver Support And Counseling
- Case Management
- Cerebral Palsy Management
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Development Evaluation
- Community Health Education
- Crisis Management
- Depression Counseling
- Developmental Testing
- Diabetes Support Group Facilitation
- Dietary Counseling
- Disease Management Education
- Disease Prevention
- Down Syndrome Treatment
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Emotional Intelligence Testing
- Feeding Evaluation
- Fertility Counseling
- Fetal Monitoring
- Financial Counseling
- Fine Motor Skills Evaluation
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Genetic Counseling
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Grief And Bereavement Support
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Growth Development Screening
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hearing Testing
- Home Sleep Apnea Test
- I-131 Therapy
- Immunization Administration
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Injury Prevention
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Lactation Counseling
- Language Assessment
- Learning Disability Evaluation
- Learning Disability Support
- Low Vision Therapy
- Menopause Counseling
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Neonatal Circumcision
- Neonatal Dermatology
- Neurodevelopmental Disorder Evaluation
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Counseling
- Neuropsychological Testing
- New Father Care
- New Mother Support
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Discharge Planning
- Newborn Feeding Problem Evaluation
- Nutrition Counseling
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Palliative Care Services
- Parenting Classes
- Pediatric Advocacy
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Peer Support Groups
- Poison Prevention
- Postpartum Care
- Postpartum Support
- Pregnancy Confirmation
- Pregnancy Test
- Prenatal Care
- Preventive Action
- Projective Testing
- Psychiatric Occupational Therapy
- Psychological Evaluation
- Puberty Counseling
- Recipient Matching
- Rehabilitation Planning
- Relapse Prevention
- Relationship Therapy
- Reproductive Health Management
- Safety Planning
- School Physical
- Self-Care Counseling
- Sensory Integration Evaluation
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Speech Therapy
- Sports Physicals
- Suicide Intervention
- Support For Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Transplant Patient Support
- Trauma Therapy
- Travel Health Consultation
- Vaccinations
- Venipuncture
- Violence Prevention Counseling
- Vision Screening
- Wellness Exams
- Wellness Services
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 Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Beech Street PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Student Resources
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Aetna HMO
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- OA Plus
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- POS OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- First Health PPO
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, Pediatrics
Allied Health Education: Jefferson Medical College (2024)