Donna Carol Buckley, MD| Interventional Radiology, Vascular And Interventional Radiology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Donna Buckley is an Associate Professor of Radiology in the Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. She specializes in minimally invasive, image-guided procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of vascular and non-vascular conditions.
Dr. Buckley earned her medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She completed both her diagnostic radiology residency and fellowship training in vascular and interventional radiology at Georgetown University Hospital, where she subsequently joined the faculty.
In addition to her medical training, Dr. Buckley holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and has 30 years of experience in medical device innovation and regulatory science. She continues to work at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, where she contributed to the evaluation and advancement of emerging interventional technologies.
A committed educator and academic, Dr. Buckley has served as an instructor for college engineering courses and is currently active in teaching and mentoring medical students and residents at Georgetown. She is a member of both Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society, and Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma, national engineering honor societies, reflecting her excellence across disciplines.
Dr. Buckley is licensed to practice medicine in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Her clinical interests include peripheral arterial disease, venous interventions, embolization therapies, and the development of novel interventional techniques and devices.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angioplasty
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Dialysis
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Vascular Stenting
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Arterial Embolism
- Arterial Occlusion
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Atherosclerosis Of The Leg
- Blood Clots In Legs
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dialysis Access
- Dialysis Access Problems
- Endoleak
- Internal Iliac Artery Disease
- Kidney Artery Disease
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- May Thurner Syndrome
- Mesenteric Artery Disease
- Mesenteric Ischemia
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Spider Veins
- Splanchnic Aneurysm
- Superior Vena Cava Obstruction
- Testicular Varicocele
- Thoracic Aortic Disease
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization
- Uterine Fibroids
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
Procedures I perform
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Artificial Liver Therapy
- Atherectomy
- Bland Embolization
- Bleeding Ulcer Treatment
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Cardiac Oncology
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Cerebral Fibromuscular Dysplasia Treatment
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chronic Venous Insufficiency Treatment
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Deep Vein Thrombosis Management
- Dialysis
- Dialysis Access
- Embolization For Bleeding
- Endometriosis Surgery
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovenous Laser Therapy
- Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
- Gonadal Vein Embolization
- Hemoptysis Management
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Kyphoplasty
- Lymphangiography
- Lymphedema Management
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mesenteric Artery Stenting
- Microwave Ablation
- Palliative Care
- Pelvic Vein Embolization
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Fetal Atrial Septostomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Portal Vein Embolization
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Preeclampsia Management
- Prostate Artery Embolization
- Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Renal Artery Stenosis Treatment
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Thrombolysis
- Transarterial Embolization
- Translumbar Aortography
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Tunneled Pleural Catheter Placement
- Urinary Incontinence Due To Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Treatment
- Urinary Tract Obstruction Treatment
- Uterine Artery Embolization
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization
- Varicocele Embolization
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Vascular Malformation Treatment
- Vascular Stenting
- Vein Sclerotherapy
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm Treatment
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
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Navigate
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- UHC Passport
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OA Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice
- United Student Resources
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology
Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (2011)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2010)
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (2006)
Medical School: George Washington University (2005)
Medical School: University of Mary (1995)
Medical School: Wake Forest University (1990)