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.
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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
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
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- 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
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 2nd Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-3700Fax 202-444-2969
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
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- OA Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- IH-Network Only Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- POS OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Student Resources
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Network OA
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Residency: Lahey Clinic Medical Center-GME (2011)
Medical School: Harvard Medical School (2000)