Michael James Choi, MD| Nephrology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Michael Choi is Director for the Division of Nephrology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He has a focused interest in glomerular diseases and chronic kidney disease. He is the Fellowship Program Director in Nephrology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and was the Program Director at the Johns Hopkins University from 1996-2009. He is the Past-President of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and present member and past NKF Education Committee Chair. He was the Chairman of the 2011 NKF Spring Clinical Meeting. He was a member of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Program Education Committee for Glomerular Disease, He was Co-Editor of the NephSAP (the nephrology self-assessment program for Chronic Kidney Disease. He is presently on the American Society of Nephrology Ethics Committee. He is a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology test writing committee elected for his expertise in glomerular diseases. He has several important publications on renal physiology, glomerular disease, and genetic kidney disease, including studies on APOL1 and CKD progression.
Dr. Choi sees patients at the following location:
3800 Reservoir Road Northwest, Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
6th Fl Nephrology
Washington, DC 20007
202-444-9183
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Dialysis
- End Stage Renal Disease Treatment
- Endstage Renal Disease
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Function Test
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Tubulo
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Malformation Syndromes Affecting Multiple Systems
- Contracted Kidney
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- Electrolyte Disorders
- Endstage Renal Disease
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Fluid Overload
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypertension
- Hypokalemia
- Kidney Injury
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Protein In The Urine
- Proteinuria
- Rapidly Progressive Nephritic Syndrome
- Recurrent Blood In Urine
- Recurrent Hematuria
- Renal Agenesis And Reduction Defects Of Kidney
- Secondary Hypertension
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Procedures I perform
- Acute Kidney Injury Treatment
- Aldosterone Antagonist Therapy
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Test
- Cardiorenal Syndrome Treatment
- Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
- Creatinine Clearance Test
- Diabetic Nephropathy Screening
- Dialysis
- End Stage Renal Disease Treatment
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- End-Stage Renal Disease
- Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis Treatment
- Hemoperfusion For Toxin Removal
- Hypertension Treatment
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Function Test
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Resection
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Limited Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
- Medication Administration And Management
- Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Peritoneal Cavity Drainage
- Peritoneal Cavity Irrigation With Dialysate
- Peritonitis Treatment
- Phosphorus Management
- Potassium Management
- Renal Biopsy
- Renal Failure Treatment
- Renal Transplant Surgery
- Sodium Management
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Urinary Filtration Performance
- Urinary Protein Test
- Waste Product Removal Through Dialysis
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-9183Fax 877-625-1483
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 Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare Direct
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- HighMark
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- UHC Passport
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Navigate
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Network OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- POS OA
- OA Plus
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE for Life East
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System (1994)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital (1990)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1987)
Awards
- Baltimore’s Best Doctors, Baltimore Magazine, 2018
- The Washington Post Magazine, Top Doctors, 2011- 2013
- Best Doctors, 2010-2019
- USA Today’s Most Influential Doctors, Hypertension- Baltimore- Towson, 2009
- Patient’s Choice Awards, 2008 - 2010
- Baltimore’s Best Doctors, Baltimore Magazine, 2007
- Best Doctors, 2007,2008
- Garabed Eknoyan Award – Outstanding Contribution to the National Kidney Foundation, 2015
- Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence, Institution/Organization, 2018
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine: Alpha Omega Alpha, Department of Medicine, 2016
- Distinguished Teaching Society of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2016.
- Master Mentor Award - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2012
- W. Barry Wood, Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2019
- W. Barry Wood, Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2017
- W. Barry Wood, Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2012
- W. Barry Wood, Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2011.
- W. Barry Wood, Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2005
- VIP Grand Marshall Commencement, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2003
- Department of Medicine Full-time Faculty Teaching Award. 2001
- W. Barry Wood, Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2000
- Outstanding Contribution Award, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2003
- Department of Medicine Full-time Faculty Teaching Award. 2001
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
He is the Clinical Discussant for the session: "Renal Biopsy: Clinical Correlations" for the 2021 American Society of Nephrology Scientific Meeting.
- Choi MJ, Eustace JA, Gimenez LF, Atta MG, Scheel PJ, Sothinathan R, Briggs WA. Mycophenolate mofetil treatment for primary glomerular diseases. Kidney Int 2002;61:1098-1114.
- Briggs WA, Choi MJ, Scheel PJ. Successful mycophenolate mofetil treatment of glomerular disease. Am J Kidney Dis. 1998;31(2):213-217.
- Lipkowitz MS, Freedman BI, Langefeld CD, Comeau ME, Bowden DW, Kao WH, Astor BC, Bottinger EP, Iyengar SK, Klotman PE, Freedman RG, Zhang W, Parekh RS, Choi MJ, Nelson GW, Winkler CA, Kopp JB; the AASK Investigators. Apolipoprotein L1 gene variants associate with hypertension-attributed nephropathy and the rate of kidney function decline in African Americans. Kidney Int. 2012; 83:144-120.
- Parsa A, Kao WH, Xie D, Astor BC, Li M, Hsu CY, Feldman HI, Parekh RS, Kusek JW, Greene TH, Fink JC, Anderson AH, Choi MJ, Wright JT Jr, Lash JP, Freedman BI, Ojo A, Winkler CA, Raj DS, Kopp JB, He J, Jensvold NG, Tao K, Lipkowitz MS, Appel LJ; AASK Study Investigators; CRIC Study Investigators. APOL1 risk variants, race, and progression of chronic kidney disease. N Engl J Med. 2013;369:2183-96.
- Chen TK, Choi MJ, Kao WH, Astor BC, Scialla JJ, Appel LA, Li L, Lipkowitz MS, Wolf M, Parekh RS, Winkler CA, Estrella ME, Crews DC. Examination of Potential Modifiers of the Association of APOL1 Alleles with CKD Progression. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015 Oct 1 [Epub ahead of print]
- Chen TK, Tin A, Peralta CA, Appel LJ, Choi MJ, Lipkowitz MS, Winkler CA, Estrella MM. APOL1 Risk Variants, Incident Proteinuria, and Subsequent eGFR Decline in Blacks with Hypertension-Attributed CKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Nov 7;12(11):1771-1777
- King LS, Choi M, Fernandez PC, Cartran JP, Agre P. Brief Report: Urinary concentrating defect in aquaporin-1 null individuals. N Engl J Med 2001;345:175-179.
- Choi MJ, Fernandez PC, Patnaik A, Coupaye-Gerard B, D'Andrea D, Szerlip H, Kleyman, TR. Brief Report: Trimethoprim induced hyperkalemia in a patient with AIDS. N Engl J Med. 1993;328:703-6.
- Trachtman H, Choi MJ, Somers M, Mariani L, Beck L, Waldman M, Langford C, Bomback A, Holzman L. KDOQI US Commentary on the 2012 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guidelines for Glomerulonephritis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2013 ;62:403-41.