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
- 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
- Acid-Base Management
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Evaluation
- Calcium Supplementation
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- 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
- Fatigue Management
- Gestational Diabetes Management
- Glucometer Use
- Glucose Control Management
- Hashimoto's Disease Management
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Hypothyroidism Diet Planning
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Insulin Dose Titration
- Insulin Pen Training
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Intermittent Fasting Coaching
- Kidney Function Test
- Meal Planning
- Nutrition Counseling
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Parenteral Nutrition Management
- Personalized Meal Planning
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Prediabetes Management
- Pregnancy Nutrition Planning
- Reproductive Health Management
- Reproductive Medicine
- Surgical Disaster Response
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Transplant Regenerative Medicine
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Urinary Protein Test
- 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
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Basic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Student Resources
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- POS OA
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- OA Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Network OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
Education
Allied Health Education: Howard University (1982)