Kara Ashlie Todd, MHS PA| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
Kara Ashlie Todd, MHS PA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Gastroenterology
Languages: English
About me
Kara Todd, PA-C, a certified physician assistant, is a member of MedStar Heath’s multidisciplinary team of board-certified gastroenterology physicians and advanced practice providers who evaluate and manage a diverse range of gastrointestinal disorders. Kara sees patients in both acute and outpatient settings.
Her philosophy of care centers on compassion, collaboration, and patient education. She believes in treating the whole person by addressing underlying causes and lifestyle factors that impact digestive health. She aims to create a supportive, judgment-free space where patients feel empowered to actively participate in their care. Kara is committed to providing individualized, and thoughtful, evidence-based treatment that supports both immediate needs and long-term wellness.
Kara earned her master’s degree from the University of Maryland School of Graduate Studies, her bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a certificate in physician assistant studies from Anne Arundel Community College.
She sees patients at MedStar Health Gastroenterology at Annapolis Bestgate Road.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Hemorrhoids
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Ascites
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Stones
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Candidiasis
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Congenital Malformations Of Esophagus
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Congenital Malformations Of Intestine
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- General Symptoms
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Jaundice
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Melena
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Perianal Fistula
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Portal Hypertension
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cramps
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagectomy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Fecal Transplant
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrostomy
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Intestinal Biopsy
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Lactose Breath Test
- Lactose Intolerance Testing
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- PH Monitoring
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Rectal Biopsy
- Rectal Excision
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Cancer Treatment
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
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 Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-EPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Sentara Health
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Administrators
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS II
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TRICARE for Life East
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Navigate
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: University of Maryland-Baltimore (2020)