Kara Ashlie Todd, MHS PA| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
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 Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- TRICARE East Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE for Life East
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TRICARE East Prime
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare FFS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Sentara Health
- Tricare Reserve Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- IH-Indemnity
- OA Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Administrators
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: University of Maryland-Baltimore (2020)