David Owen Walls, MD| Transplant Surgery | MedStar Health
David Owen Walls, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Transplant Surgery
Languages: English
About me
Dr. Walls is a fellowship-trained multi-organ abdominal transplant surgeon. He performs liver, kidney, small bowel, and pancreas surgeries at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Walls’ areas of special interest include:
- End-stage organ failure
- Liver, kidney, pancreas, and small bowel transplantation
- Machine perfusion of donor organs to increase organ quality and availability
- Organ procurement and preservation
- Minimally invasive surgery, including laparoscopic and robotic surgeries
Dr. Walls takes the time to educate each patient about their condition and treatment options so they can be active partners in decisions about their care.
He earned his medical degree at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and completed his residency at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey. Dr. Walls completed a fellowship in multi-organ abdominal transplant and hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He also earned a Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in epidemiology at Rutgers University.
When he’s not working, Dr. Walls enjoys skiing and spending time outdoors.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Resection
- Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
- Liver Transplant In Hcv Patients
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Graft Vs Host Disease
- Immunodeficiencies
- Intestinal Infections
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Kidney Cancer Embolization
- Kidney Rejection
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant Complications
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lung Transplant Complications
- Lung Transplant Rejection
- Malabsorption
- Pancreas Transplant Complications
- Pancreas Transplant Failure
- Pancreas Transplant Revision
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Secondary Hypertension
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Transplanted Organ Failure
- Type 2 Diabetes
Procedures I perform
- Backbench Liver Graft Reconstruction
- Dialysis
- Donor Organ Procurement
- Dopamine Therapy
- Endocrinology Care
- High-Risk Pancreas Transplant
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Resection
- Kidney Stones Treatment
- Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
- Kidney Transplant In Diabetic Patients
- Kidney Transplant In Older Adults
- Liver Transplant In Hcv Patients
- Multi-Organ Transplant
- Nephrectomy
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Pediatric Pancreas Transplant
- Simultaneous Transplant
- Small Bowel Transplant In Children
- Transplant Evaluation
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 Advantage 6350
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UHC Passport
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HighMark
- Choice POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- Navigate
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna HMO
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
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Education
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2024)
Residency: Rutgers Health Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (2022)
Graduate: Rutgers University-The State University of New Jersey (2019)
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2015)