About me
Dr. Costa is a board-certified nephrologist with more than 10 years’ experience in transplant nephrology. She is also board certified in internal medicine. She comes to MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute from the University of Maryland Medical System, where the majority of her patients were medically complex.
She earned her medical degree from Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo, Escuela de Medicina in the Dominican Republic and her MPH with a focus in epidemiology from University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. Dr. Costa completed her internship, residency, and fellowship in nephrology at East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine. She also completed a fellowship in kidney transplantation at University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Costa has served as a clinical assistant professor in internal medicine and nephrology and hypertension at East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine and assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology at University of Maryland School of Medicine. Since 2017, she has been the commissioner representing transplantation on the Maryland State Commission on Kidney Disease.
She has published in several peer-reviewed journals, including Transplantation, American Journal of Transplantation, and Transplant International and has written book chapters. Her areas of special interest and research include transplant diagnostics, BK virus related kidney disease and long-term post-transplant outcomes.
She is a member of several national societies including the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Transplantation.
Dr. Costa sees patients at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and provides services for patients of Spanish language at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
When not at work, Dr. Costa enjoys spending time with her family and traveling to tropical destinations.
Clinical areas of focus
- Graft Rejection Prevention
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ascites
- Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease After Transplant
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Immunodeficiencies
- Kidney Damage In Organ Donors
- Kidney Failure In Transplant Patients
- Kidney Rejection
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Neutropenia
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Rejection Of Transplanted Kidney
- Secondary Hypertension
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Viral Hepatitis
- Wound Infections After Kidney Transplant
Procedures I perform
- Dialysis
- General Nephrology
- Graft Rejection Prevention
- Kidney Disease Management For Transplant Patients
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Function Test
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Transplant Education
- Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
- Kidney Transplant Hospice Care
- Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Surgery
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant Monitoring
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
Washington, DC, 20010
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
2 PHC
Washington, DC, 20007
Insurance
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Fellowship: University of North Carolina (2012)
Graduate: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2011)
Fellowship: Vidant Medical Center GME (2008)
Residency: Vidant Medical Center GME (2005)
Graduate: Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo (1998)