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
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- First Health PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Navigate
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Network OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst EPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-POS
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TRICARE East Prime
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Passport
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst NASCO
- HighMark
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
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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)