Karen Lynn Basinger, LDN| Dietetics, Clinical Nutrition | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Goiter Treatment
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Resistance
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Fatigue
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Celiac Disease
- Cushing Syndrome
- Dietary Management Of Adrenal Disorders
- Dietary Management Of Thyroid Disorders (E.G. HASHIMOTO'S, GRAVE'S)
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Eating Disorders
- Elevated Triglycerides
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastrointestinal Disorders Related To Diet
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypothyroidism Related To Dietary Deficiencies
- Insulin Resistance
- Insulin Resistance Syndrome
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Malnutrition
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Nutrient Deficiencies (E.G. VITAMIN D, IRON, B12)
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Weight Loss
- Weight Management For Diabetes
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Bariatric Nutrition
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Botox Injection For Migraines
- Cancer Nutrition Counseling
- Cardiovascular Health Nutrition Counseling
- Celiac Disease Nutrition Counseling
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Community Health Education
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Diabetes Management
- Diabetes Self-Care Planning
- Dietary Assessment
- Dietary Management Of Cushing Syndrome
- Dietary Treatment Of Goiter
- Eating For Optimal Energy
- Endurance Sports Nutrition Counseling
- Flexibility And Mobility Nutrition Counseling
- Food Allergy Management
- Food Intolerance Management
- Gastrointestinal Nutrition Counseling
- Geriatric Nutrition Counseling
- Glucose Control Management
- Goiter Treatment
- Grave's Disease Management
- Grocery Shopping Assistance
- Gut Health Nutrition Counseling
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis Treatment
- Health Leadership
- Healthy Weight Loss Guidance
- Hypercalcemia Management
- Hypercalcemia Nutrition Management
- Hyperparathyroidism Dietary Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism Nutrition Counseling
- Hypothyroidism Diet Planning
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Insulin Resistance Nutrition Counseling
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Meal Planning
- Mind-Body Nutrition Counseling
- Mindful Eating Counseling
- Mineral Deficiency Treatment
- Newborn Feeding Support
- Nutrient Deficiency Screening
- Nutrient Supplementation Planning
- Nutrition Counseling
- Nutrition For Cancer Prevention
- Obesity Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parenteral Nutrition Management
- Pediatric Nutrition
- Pediatric Nutrition Counseling
- Personalized Meal Planning
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Disorders Nutrition Counseling
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Pregnancy And Postpartum Massage
- Pregnancy Nutrition Counseling
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Reproductive Health Management
- Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Testing
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sports Nutrition
- Sports Nutrition Counseling
- Sports Performance Nutrition Counseling
- Strength Training Nutrition Counseling
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Vitamin Deficiency Treatment
- Weight Management Program
- Yoga Coaching
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
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS II
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Navigate
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS
- IH-PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OA Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
Education
Allied Health Education: Hood College (1987)