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
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Network OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UHC Passport
- POS OA
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: Georgetown University (2023)