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