Claudia Morrison, RD| Dietetics, Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of Clinical Interest:
- Continuous glucose monitoring
- Diabetes management
- Gestational Diabetes
- Insulin pump management
- Medical nutrition therapy
"My philosophy of care includes using a personal approach to connect with my patients concerning good nutrition and self-care. My goal is to empower patients to identify how they can incorporate healthy behaviors in their life to reduce the risk of disease and complications, thus promoting a healthy lifestyle for thesmelves and their families."
Clinical areas of focus
- Celiac Disease
- High Blood Sugar
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Bariatric Surgery Nutrition Counseling
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Celiac Disease
- Crohn's Disease And Ulcerative Colitis Related To Diet
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diverticular Disease
- Gastrointestinal Disorders Related To Diet
- Gestational Diabetes
- High Blood Sugar
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperinsulinemia
- Hypertension
- Hypoglycemia
- Insulin Resistance
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Obesity
- Pancreatic Islet Cell Disorder
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Prediabetes
- Proteinuria
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Weight Management
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Accessibility Education
- Acid-Base Management
- Acute Kidney Injury Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Affective Regulation
- Alternative Medicine
- Biofeedback
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Evaluation
- Calcium Supplementation
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Care Coordination Consultation
- Child Care
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Community Health Education
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Coping Skills
- Dermatological Care
- Diabetes Complications Prevention
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetes Self-Management
- Diabetes Treatment
- Diabetic Foot Exam
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis Risk Assessment
- Dietary Assessment
- Eating Disorder Treatment And Management
- Endocrinology Care
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Fatigue Management
- Float Therapy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Geriatric Care Management
- Gestational Diabetes Management
- Glucometer Use
- Glucose Control Management
- Grief Counseling
- Grocery Shopping
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Heart Healthy Lifestyle Counseling
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Hypothyroidism Diet Planning
- I-131 Therapy
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Insulin Dose Titration
- Insulin Pen Training
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Intermittent Fasting Coaching
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Management
- Kidney Function Test
- Lifestyle Modification
- Meal Planning
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Mental Status Exam
- Mood Disorder Counseling
- Motivational Interviewing
- Movement Screening
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Nutrition Counseling
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care Services
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Parenteral Nutrition Management
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Peer Support Groups
- Personalized Meal Planning
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Postpartum Support
- Prediabetes Management
- Pregnancy Nutrition Planning
- Recipe Development And Meal Planning For Special Diets
- Reproductive Health Management
- Reproductive Medicine
- Seasonal Allergy Management
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) Testing
- Sti Treatment
- Surgical Disaster Response
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Transplant Regenerative Medicine
- Travel Safety Advice
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vaccinations
- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
- Weight Management Program
- Weight Measurement
- Well Baby Care
- Wireless Event Recorder Monitoring
- Wound Care
- Yoga Coaching
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
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Network OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Navigate
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Direct
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS II
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- OA Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: ,
Allied Health Education: Howard University (1982)