Shannon Maura Verleysen, FNP MSN| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Shannon Verleysen, NP, is a Nurse Practitioner in the Radiation Oncology Department at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Shannon received her Bachelor of Science in Health Science from Boston University in 2016. She then spent time working in oncology clinical trials research prior to achieving a second Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Villanova University in 2019. Shannon then pursued a nursing career in Hematology Oncology. She received her Master of Science in Nursing and completed the Family Nurse Practitioner program at Georgetown in 2023. Since, she has continued her oncology career as a Nurse Practitioner in Radiation Oncology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy
- Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Enteroscopy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Fissures
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Celiac Disease
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallstones
- Gas And Bloating
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Failure
- Malabsorption
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatitis
- Perianal Itching
- Perianal Pain
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Rectal Pain
- Stomach Ulcers
- Swallowing Disorders
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Variceal Band Ligation
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
- CIGNA PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HighMark
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Network OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- POS OA
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: Georgetown University (2023)