Kristen Marie Nelson, ACNP-BC MSN| Critical Care Medicine | MedStar Health
Kristen Marie Nelson

Kristen Marie Nelson, ACNP-BC MSN
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Critical Care Medicine

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Abdominal Wall Stoma Repair
  • Damage Control Surgery
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
  • Hemodynamic Monitoring
  • Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
  • Inotropic Management
  • Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
  • Intraaortic Balloon Pump Placement
  • Tracheostomy
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
  • Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
  • Acute Cholecystitis
  • Acute Liver Injury
  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
  • Aortic Aneurysm Rupture
  • Bacterial Pneumonia
  • Brain Disorders
  • Bronchial Injury
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Cardiac Shock
  • Chemical Burns
  • Coagulopathy
  • Dependence On Machines And Devices
  • Diaphragmatic Injury
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
  • Endometriosis
  • Esophageal Injury
  • Fournier's Gangrene
  • Fungal Peritonitis
  • Hemothorax
  • Intestinal Perforation
  • Kidney Injury
  • Liver Failure
  • Meningitis In Newborn
  • Necrotizing Enterocolitis
  • Neurogenic Shock
  • Pancreatitis
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Respiratory Disorders
  • Respiratory Failure
  • Sepsis
  • Septic Shock
  • Shock
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Thoracic Aortic Dissection
  • Thoracic Empyema
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Vasoactive Medication Management
  • Ventilator Management
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Procedures I perform

  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  • Abdominal Wall Stoma Repair
  • Above-Knee Amputation
  • Amputation
  • Aneurysm Repair
  • Angioplasty
  • Aortic Rupture Treatment
  • Aortic Valve Repair
  • Arthrocentesis
  • Baby Gates
  • Bifrontal Craniectomy
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Burn Debridement
  • Cardiac Arrest Management
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Coronary Thrombectomy
  • Cystorrhaphy, Simple
  • Damage Control Surgery
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis Management
  • Dialysis
  • Distal Pancreatectomy
  • Ecmo Cannulation
  • Endovascular Treatment
  • Ent Surgery
  • Enterectomy
  • Enterocele Repair
  • Escharotomy
  • Esophagectomy
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
  • Fasciotomy
  • Fibrinolytic Therapy
  • Fibula Osteotomy
  • Gastrectomy
  • Gastric Surgery
  • Gastrointestinal Lavage
  • Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
  • Gastrostomy
  • Graft Placement
  • Gynecologic Laparotomy
  • Hemodynamic Monitoring
  • Hemorrhage Control
  • Hemorrhagic Shock Resuscitation
  • Hemothorax Evacuation
  • Hypertension Treatment
  • Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
  • Iliopopliteal Bypass
  • Infection Management
  • Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
  • Inotropic Management
  • Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
  • Intestinal Reconstruction
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
  • Intraaortic Balloon Pump Placement
  • Intraoperative Blood Salvage
  • Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring
  • IVC Filter Placement
  • Jejunostomy
  • Laparoscopic Colectomy
  • Laparoscopic Splenectomy
  • Laparoscopy
  • Liver Transplant
  • Lobectomy
  • Median Sternotomy
  • Neobladder Creation
  • Nephrectomy
  • Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
  • Pacemaker Insertion
  • Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
  • Pancreatectomy
  • Patching Therapy
  • Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
  • Percutaneous Tracheostomy
  • Peripheral Venous Access
  • Pressure Ulcer Debridement
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Reflux Surgery
  • Skin Debridement
  • Skin Graft
  • Small Bowel Resection
  • Soft Tissue Debridement
  • Splenectomy
  • Stent Placement
  • Sternal Debridement
  • Sternal Fixation
  • Surgical Ultrasonography
  • Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Treatment
  • Thoracostomy
  • Thread Vein Removal
  • Thrombolysis
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition
  • Tracheostomy
  • Tracheostomy Management
  • Transplant Pneumonectomy
  • Upper Gi Series
  • Vascular Reconstruction
  • Vena Cava Filter Placement
  • Veno-Venous Bypass
  • Ventriculostomy
  • Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
  • Volume Resuscitation
  • Whole Lung Lavage
  • Wound Closure
  • Wound Debridement
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Practice locations

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110 Irving St. NW
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-7000
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3800 Reservoir Rd. NW
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-2000
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Education

Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,

Graduate: Georgetown University School of Nursing (2000)