Judith Hannah Veis, MD| Nephrology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Veis is a board certified nephrologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Her interests include chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte disorders and women's health issues in nephrology. She is a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology. Her training was at the Northwestern University School of Medicine and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr. Veis is a past president of Women in Nephrology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Dialysis
- Endstage Renal Disease
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Medication Administration And Management
- Renal Insufficiency
- Transplant Evaluation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Contracted Kidney
- Dialysis
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- Electrolyte Disorders
- Endstage Renal Disease
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypertension
- Immunodeficiencies
- Immunodeficiency With Major Defects
- Kidney Blockage
- Kidney Stones
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Proteinuria
- Rapidly Progressive Nephritic Syndrome
- Recurrent Hematuria
- Reflux In Infants
- Renal Agenesis And Reduction Defects Of Kidney
- Renal Insufficiency
- Secondary Hypertension
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
Procedures I perform
- Acute Kidney Injury Treatment
- Aldosterone Antagonist Therapy
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Test
- Cardiorenal Syndrome Treatment
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
- Creatinine Clearance Test
- Dialysis
- End Stage Renal Disease Treatment
- Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Function Test
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Resection
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Magnesium Imbalance Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Medication Administration And Management
- Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tube Exchange
- Peritoneal Cavity Irrigation With Dialysate
- Peritonitis Treatment
- Renal Biopsy
- Renal Failure Treatment
- Renal Transplant Follow-Up
- Sodium And Potassium Balance Management
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Urinary Filtration Performance
- Urinary Protein Test
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
POB Ste 3800 North Tower
Washington, DC, 20010
106 Irving St NW
POB Ste 3800 North Tower
Washington, DC, 20010
110 Irving St NW
Rm 1A-50B
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- OA Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UHC Passport
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Navigate
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Colorado School of Medicine GME (1989)
Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital (1985)
Internship: Northwestern Memorial Hospital (1983)
Medical School: Northwestern University (1982)
Awards
- Fellow, American Society of Nephrology Fellow, American College of Physicians Alpha Omega Alpha Washingtonian Top Doc 2025