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