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 and long-term post-transplant outcomes.
She is a member of several national societies including the American Society of Nephrology, the Renal Physicians Association, and the American Society of Transplantation.
Dr. Costa sees patients at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and runs a clinic for Spanish language speakers 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
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-POS
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Student Resources
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- POS OA
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE for Life East
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HighMark
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Passport
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Fellowship: University of North Carolina Hospitals Program (2012)
Graduate: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2011)
Fellowship: Vidant Medical Center (2008)
Residency: Vidant Medical Center (2005)
Graduate: Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo (1998)