Karen Levine Kamholz, MD| Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology | MedStar Health
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 Aspiration Syndrome
- 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 Aspiration Syndrome
- 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
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
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice POS II
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open POS II
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Basic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- OA Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Sentara Health
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Navigate
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
Education
Board Certification:
Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital (2006)
Residency: Boston Children's Hospital (2002)
Medical School: Harvard Medical School (1999)