Kristen M Donnelly, MPAS PA| Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Flap Surgery
- Hydrocephalus
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Stroke Management
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Biomechanical Lesions
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Fracture
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chiari Malformation
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Movement Disorders
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Joint Disorder
- Kyphosis
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Muscle Disorders
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Parkinson's Disease
- Postprocedural States
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Disc Herniation
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Thigh Fracture
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Vertebral Fractures
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cranial Base Reconstruction
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Brain Surgery
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Endovascular Treatment
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Flap Surgery
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hemifacial Spasm Surgery
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Microsurgery
- Myelography
- Nerve Grafting
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Oral Surgery
- Pain Medication Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Pituitary Gland Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Cord Tumor Treatment
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Infection Treatment
- Spinal Instability Treatment
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Stroke Management
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Transsphenoidal Surgery
- Vascular Malformation Treatment
- Vertebral Body Replacement
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
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
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Sentara Health
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare FFS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Navigate
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: Butler University (2021)
