Lauren Livesay, FNP| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Lauren Livesay, NP, joins the MedStar Lafayette Centre and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Center at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology as Nurse Practitioner. She is part of our nationally-recognized multidisciplinary team who work together to diagnose conditions, provide effective treatments, and improve patients’ quality of life. Her areas of clinical interest include IBD and preventative medicine.
Having earned both her B.S. and M.S. in Nursing from the University of Virginia, Lauren went on to get dual certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and American Nurses Credentialing Center. In the fall of 2022, she completed additional training in IBD at the University of Chicago Medicine's IBD Center of Excellence as part of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation’s preceptorship program for Advance Practice Providers.
Lauren takes a personalized, compassionate, and comprehensive approach to caring for her patients, and brings to her role 5 years’ experience as Registered Nurse in intermediate care with a specialty focus in pre-transplant hepatology patients.
When away from work, Lauren enjoys traveling and spending time with her friends, family, and canine companion.
Clinical areas of focus
- Colonoscopy
- Constipation
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Enteroscopy
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Pancreatic Disease Management
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bowel Obstruction
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallstones
- Gas And Bloating
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- H. Pylori Infection
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Fistula
- Perianal Itching
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Rectal Cancer
- Regional Enteritis
- Stomach Cancer
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting And Nausea
Procedures I perform
- Bleeding Ulcer Treatment
- Bloating And Gas Treatment
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Perforation Repair
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Follow-Up
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intragastric Balloon Procedure
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Obesity Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst Treatment
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) Testing
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Upper Endoscopy
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
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- OA Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Sentara Health
- IH-PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- First Health PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Student Resources
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Network OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Navigate
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: University of Virginia (2021)