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