Christina Ashley Kelly, CRNP| Family Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of Clinical Interest
- Adult primary care
- Chronic disease diagnosis, treatment, and management
- Health promotion
- Preventative care and wellness
Philosophy of Care Statement
“My philosophy of care is rooted in a holistic understanding of the individual, recognizing that health encompasses physical, mental, and social well-being. I utilize an individualized approach, tailoring treatment plans through collaborative decision-making, and empowering patients to actively participate in their health journey. I am committed to treating every patient with the same empathy and respect that I would extend to my own family, ensuring culturally sensitive care and advocating for their needs.”
Education
- Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, Chamberlain University
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Maryland
Certifications
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- Family Nurse Practitioner
Clinical areas of focus
- Diabetes Due To Obesity
- Hypertension
- Respiratory Disorders
- Weight Management For Diabetes
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Back Pain
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Body Region Injury
- Breast Inflammation
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chest Pain
- Chlamydia
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Contact With Hazardous Health Exposures
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetes Due To Obesity
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Eating Disorders
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Enthesopathies
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Failure
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hives
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Incontinence
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Ingrown Toenail
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Laryngitis
- Leg Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Menstrual Cramps
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Strain
- Nail Disorders
- Nausea
- Neck Pain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Overactive Bladder
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Painful Urination
- Penis Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pneumonia
- Postnasal Drip
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Proteinuria
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Rash
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rectal Pain
- Respiratory Disorders
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scabies
- Sciatica
- Shingles
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Spondylopathies
- Sprains And Strains
- Stomach Flu
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Strep Throat
- Superficial Mycoses
- Tendinitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Testicular Pain
- Thyroid Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Tuberculosis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Uterine Fibroids
- Vaginal Itching
- Vaginitis
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vertigo
- Viral Warts
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vomiting
- Weight Loss
- Weight Management For Diabetes
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Yeast Infection
Procedures I perform
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Birth Control
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Breast Exam
- Breathing Treatments
- Cholesterol Screening
- Cold And Flu Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- Copd Management
- Depression Treatment
- Diabetes Screening
- Diet Counseling
- Ekg (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM)
- EKG Interpretation
- Flu Shot Administration
- Geriatric Care
- Gynecological Examination
- Health Maintenance Exam
- HIV Testing And Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hospice Care Referral
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Infection Treatment
- Injections For Pain Relief
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Physical Performance Test
- Physical Therapy Referral
- School Physicals
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Suture Removal
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vision Screening
- Women's Health Exam
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
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna VA Exchange
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HighMark
- Network OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- POS OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Navigate
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Basic
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- OA Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Allied Health Education: Chamberlain University (2017)