About me
Dr. Buch is a double fellowship-trained transplant nephrologist who cares for patients with kidney transplants, liver-kidney transplants, and kidney-pancreas transplants. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Buch’s areas of special interest and research include improving access to transplantation, strategies to increase organ donation, and overcoming barriers to transplantation among veterans. She sees patients at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Buch treats patients and their families with the same care and compassion she would want to be treated with by healthcare providers and provides a holistic approach to care for each patient.
She earned her medical degree from Kesar Sal Medical College and Research Institute in Ahmedabad, India and completed her residency in internal medicine at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. She completed a nephrology fellowship at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore and a fellowship in transplant nephrology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
When she’s not working, Dr. Buch enjoys classical Indian and Bollywood dance, volunteering at cultural events, and traveling.
Clinical areas of focus
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- BK Virus Nephropathy
- Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
- Chronic Kidney Disease After Transplant
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Disorders Of Amino
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Graft Dysfunction
- Graft Failure
- Immunodeficiencies
- Immunodeficiency Due To Transplant
- Kidney Rejection
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Membranous Nephropathy After Transplant
- Organ Failure After Transplant
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Renal Transplant Complications
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Transplanted Kidney Malfunction
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
Procedures I perform
- Dialysis
- Donor Organ Procurement
- Graft Rejection Prevention
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Function Test
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Stone Treatment In Transplant Patients
- Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
- Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Surgery
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Palliative Care Education
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
Practice locations
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1805 Columbia Rd NW
Washington, DC, 20009
106 Irving St NW
POB Ste 215
Washington, DC, 20010
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
2 PHC
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- First Health PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-POS
- HighMark
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- OA Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Navigate
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Basic
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- POS OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2021)
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2020)
Residency: Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center (2018)
Medical School: B J Medical College-Ahmedabad (2012)
Internship: Civil Hospital (2012)