Karen Levine Kamholz, MD| Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Pediatrics | MedStar Health
Karen Levine Kamholz, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Pediatrics, Neonatology
Languages: English
(202) 444-4747
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cystitis Management
- Dopamine Therapy
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Neonatal Bowel Obstruction
- Neonatal Sepsis
- Newborn Hypoglycemia
- Newborn With Birth Asphyxia
- Perinatal Asphyxia Treatment
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity
- Therapeutic Hypothermia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Breathing Rate
- Apophysitis
- Birth Defects Due To Maternal Conditions
- Birth Injury To Skeleton
- Bowel Obstruction In Newborns
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Chronic Lung Disease Of Prematurity
- Cleft Lip And Palate
- Conditions Of Integument Specific To Newborn
- Conditions Originating In Perinatal Period
- Congenital Absence, Atresia And Stenosis Of Small Intestine
- Congenital Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
- Congenital Malformations Of Esophagus
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Intestine
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Congenital Malformations Of Skin
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Disturbances Of Cerebral Status Of Newborn
- Feeding Problems In Newborns
- Fetal Growth Restriction
- Hemolytic Disease Of Newborn
- Hydrocephalus
- Hyperthermia Of Newborn
- Hypothermia Of Newborn
- Interstitial Emphysema
- Low Birth Weight Disorders
- Metabolic Acidemia In Newborn
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Neonatal Bowel Obstruction
- Neonatal Heart Defects
- Neonatal Hemorrhages
- Neonatal Pneumonia
- Neonatal Sepsis
- Neonatal Stroke
- Newborn Affected By Complications Of Placenta, Cord And Membranes
- Newborn Complications From Labor And Delivery
- Newborn Hypoglycemia
- Newborn With Birth Asphyxia
- Omphalocele
- Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
- Perinatal Hematological Disorders
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension Of Newborn
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Respiratory Conditions
- Respiratory Failure In Newborn
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage In Newborn
- Syphilis Infection
- Transitory Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Transitory Neonatal Electrolyte And Metabolic Disturbances
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Viral Infections In Children
Procedures I perform
- Atrial Line Insertion
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Blood Transfusion
- Capillary Blood Gas
- Cardioversion
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Congenital Heart Disease Management
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cystitis Management
- Delivery Room Resuscitation
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Dopamine Therapy
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Enterocele Repair
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Fetal Renal Disorders Management
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Lumbar Puncture
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Treatment
- Newborn Initial Hospital Care
- Newborn Initial Stabilization
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus Repair
- Perinatal Asphyxia Treatment
- Phototherapy
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pregnancy Complications Evaluation
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Removal Of Central Venous Catheter
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treatment
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity Treatment
- Skin Phototherapy
- Surfactant Therapy
- Therapeutic Hypothermia
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Tracheostomy Management
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Vital Sign Monitoring
- Whole Body Cooling
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
M3400 - Neonatology
Washington, DC, 20007
5255 Loughboro Rd NW
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Washington, DC, 20016
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
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Navigate
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HighMark
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- OA Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Passport
- Optimum Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- POS OA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital (2006)
Residency: Boston Children's Hospital (2002)
Medical School: Harvard Medical School (1999)