Jennifer Ehlin Verbesey, MD| Transplant Surgery

About me

Jennifer E. Verbesey, MD, is board certified in general surgery and specializes in kidney/pancreas transplantation for adults and children, and live donor nephrectomies. Dr. Verbesey is the director of the Living Donor Kidney Transplant program at the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, the surgical director of the Pediatric Kidney Transplant program at MedStar Georgetown Hospital/Children's National Medical Center, and an assistant professor of surgery at Georgetown University Medical School.

Transplant surgery combines what Dr. Verbesey considers to be the best parts of medicine, science and technology, the need for complex decision making, and the opportunity to help others while building lasting relationships.

Focusing on the living donor kidney program allows Dr. Verbesey to develop long-term relationships with both kidney donors and recipients. Thanks to the latest medical advances, she's able to make matches using organs that at one time would have been considered incompatible. She and her team specialize in compatible transplants, as well as desensitization procedures, ABO incompatible transplants, and kidney swaps and exchanges.

Dr. Verbesey contributes to advancing transplantation through her research interests in living donor outcomes and quality of life, desensitization procedures and kidney exchanges. In addition, she is heavily involved with education as the associate fellowship director for transplant surgery and as the director of the transplant surgery rotation for residents and medical students.

In the News

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Clinical areas of focus

Kidney Resection
Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
Transplant Nephrectomy
Transplanted Kidney Failure
Viral Gastroenteritis Treatment

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

Acquired Absence Of Kidney
Acquired Absence Of Organs
Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
Aplastic Anemias And Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Ascites
Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
Biliary Tract Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease After Transplant
Chronic Rejection Of Transplanted Organ
Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
Donor Nephrectomy Complications
Donors Of Organs And Tissues
Gallbladder Disease
Immunodeficiencies
Infection After Transplant
Intestinal Infections
Intraoperative And Postprocedural Complications Of Eye
Liver Cirrhosis
Liver Failure
Liver Transplant Complications
Liver Transplant Rejection
Living Donor Kidney Transplant Complications
Long Term Drug Therapy
Neutropenia
Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
Organ Failure After Transplant
Pancreas Disease After Transplant
Pancreas Transplant Complications
Polycystic Liver Disease
Rejection Of Transplanted Heart
Rejection Of Transplanted Kidney
Secondary Hypertension
Transplanted Kidney Failure
Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
Transplanted Organ Failure
Viral Infection

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Procedures I perform

Backbench Liver Graft Reconstruction
Dialysis
Dilation Of Esophagus
Donor Organ Procurement
Enterectomy
Excision Of Right Kidney
Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis Treatment
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Treatment
Gastric Surgery
Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
Graft Rejection Prevention
Hematuria Treatment
Histocompatibility Testing
Iliopopliteal Bypass
Immune Cell Monitoring
Infectious Disease Treatment
Inpatient Palliative Care
Intestinal Reconstruction
Intravenous Pyelogram
Islet Xenotransplant
Kidney Disease Treatment
Kidney Function Test
Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
Kidney Resection
Kidney Stones Treatment
Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
Kidney-Pancreas Transplant
Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
Laparoscopic Ureteral Reimplantation
Live-In Care
Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery
Nephrectomy
Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
Open Partial Nephrectomy
Organ Donation
Palliative Care Services
Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
Pancreas Transplant
Pancreatic Disease Management
Pediatric Surgery Follow-Up
Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
Proteinuria Treatment
Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase Deficiency Treatment
Removal Of Transplanted Kidney
Removal Of Transplanted Organ
Renal Allograft Biopsy
Renal Artery Stenosis Treatment
Renal Biopsy
Renal Vein Thrombosis Treatment
Robotic Colpopexy
Simultaneous Transplant
Stent Placement
Transplant Bioinformatics
Transplant Evaluation
Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
Transplant Immunology
Transplant Nephrectomy
Transplant Nutrition Counseling
Ureteral Dilation
Ureteroneocystostomy
Urinary Filtration Performance
Urologic Surgery
Venous Access Device Removal
Viral Gastroenteritis Treatment
Voiding Cystourethrogram

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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 2nd Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-3700

Fax 202-444-2969

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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.

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