Kathleen E Lawson, FNP MSN| General Surgery, Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Enterectomy
- Gastric Surgery
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Mass
- Abdominal Wall Abscess
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Tumor
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Benign Breast Tumor
- Bowel Obstruction
- Breast Lump
- Burn Injuries
- Cervical Lymph Node Disorders
- Depression
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Endometriosis
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Esophageal Hernia
- Femoral Hernia
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Hemorrhoids
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Lipoma Of Skin
- Malabsorption
- Obesity
- Oral Ulcers
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pilar Cysts
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Adhesions
- Postoperative Bleeding
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Skin Lesion
- Small Bowel Obstruction
- Splenic Diseases
- Stomach Ulcers
- Surgical Site Infection
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vascular Malformation
Procedures I perform
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Bladder Stone Removal
- Cystitis Treatment
- Cystorrhaphy, Simple
- Dialysis
- Endocrinology Care
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Gastric Surgery
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Laparoscopy
- Laser Prostate Surgery
- Melanoma Resection
- Neobladder Creation
- Neonatal Circumcision
- Parotid Biopsy
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Graft
- Splenic Artery Ligation
- Surgical Oncology Surgery
- Ventral Hernia Repair With Mesh
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
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HighMark
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open HMO
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Police and Fire Clinic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Basic
- Network OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- OA Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Student Resources
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- POS OA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
Graduate: Marymount University (2023)