About me
Dr. Potter is an experienced kidney and pancreas transplant surgeon and is board certified in urology. His areas of special expertise and interest include living and deceased donor kidney transplantation, laparoscopic living donor kidney surgery, pancreas transplantation, combined kidney and pancreas transplantation, surgical treatment of renal (kidney) cell cancer, kidney removal surgery for patients with end-stage renal disease, kidney transplant rejection and malfunction, pancreas transplant malfunction and rejection, and living kidney paired donation and chains. He also treats patients with urological problems, including mass lesions in native or transplanted kidneys and kidney recipients with strictures of the transplant ureter.
In addition to being an active researcher on issues in kidney and pancreas transplantation, Dr. Potter is involved in research and advocacy work to improve the organ allocation system, promote access and equity in transplantation, and advocate for transplant patients in the legislative and regulatory arenas. He has published numerous book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Urology, Oncology, and American Journal of Transplantation.
Dr. Potter is active in the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), where he is the Region 4 representative to the OPTN/UNOS Membership and Professional Standards Committee and has served on the UNOS Living Donor committee. He is also the current co-chair of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons Legislative and Regulatory Committee and will begin serving as chair in mid-2022.
He believes the privilege of caring for those with organ failure, and the donors who provide the gift of life for them, is the greatest in medicine and a duty he holds to be sacred. He is transparent and open in communication with his patients and wants them to know as much as possible and be completely engaged in their care. He strongly believes it is critical to listen to every patient and create a shared decision-making process, partnering with his patients in their care journey.
When Dr. Potter is not at work, he enjoys spending time with his wife, three children, and two hyperactive puppies. He loves hiking, biking, and exploring the Washington, DC area.
Clinical areas of focus
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant Malfunction
- Transplant Nephrectomy
- Transplant Surgery For Patients With Previous Transplant Failure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aplastic Anemias And Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Arterial Blood Clots
- Ascites
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Combined Kidney
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Donor Pancreas Disease
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Immunodeficiencies
- Intestinal Infections
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Rejection
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant Complications
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lung Transplant Rejection
- Malabsorption
- Neutropenia
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Pancreas Transplant Complications
- Pancreas Transplant Failure
- Pancreas Transplant Revision
- Rejected Kidney Removal
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Transplanted Organ Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Organ Transplantation
- Antegrade Pyelogram
- Backbench Liver Graft Reconstruction
- Bilateral Ureters Dilation
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Brain Angiogram
- Combined Organ Transplant
- Control Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Cystourethroscopy With Ureteral Stent Insertion
- Deceased Donor Transplant
- Dialysis
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Dopamine Therapy
- Drainage Of Bladder
- Endocrinology Care
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Right Kidney
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- General Surgery For Transplant Patients
- Graft Rejection Prevention
- Graft-Versus-Host Disease Treatment
- Hepatobiliary System And Pancreas Donor Organ Perfusion
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Insulin Therapy For Type 1 Diabetes
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Drainage
- Kidney Function Test
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Resection
- Kidney Stent Placement
- Kidney Stones Treatment
- Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Laparoscopic Ureteral Reimplantation
- Left Ureter Dilation
- Live-In Care
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Medication Administration And Management
- Minimally Invasive Transplant Surgery
- Multi-Organ Transplant
- Nephrectomy
- Nutrition Counseling
- Open Partial Nephrectomy
- Organ Transplant
- Palliative Care Education
- Pancreas Allograft Preparation
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Grafting
- Pancreas Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant Malfunction
- Pancreas Transplant Monitoring
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder Treatment
- Removal Of Transplanted Kidney
- Removal Of Transplanted Organ
- Renal Biopsy
- Retrograde Pyelogram
- Right Ureter Dilation
- Simultaneous Transplant
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Stent Placement
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Transplant Complications Treatment
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Infection Treatment
- Transplant Nephrectomy
- Transplant Orthopedic Surgery
- Transplant Surgery For Patients With Complex Medical Conditions
- Transplant Surgery For Patients With Previous Transplant Failure
- Ureteroneocystostomy
- Ureteroureterostomy
- Urinary Filtration Performance
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vasculature Reconstruction
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-Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- POS OA
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- UHC Passport
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst NASCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open POS II
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Employee Health Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-POS Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice Fund PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- HighMark
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- HumanaChoice PPO
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology
Fellowship: University of Minnesota Medical School (2008)
Fellowship: The University Hospital-Cincinnati (2002)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2001)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1997)
Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (1995)
Awards
- 2024 Medal of Excellence Award by the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) Dr. Steven Potter, Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Urology and Director of Pancreas Transplantation at the Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, has been awarded the 2024 Medal of Excellence Award by the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP). This prestigious award, one of the highest honors bestowed by the AAKP, recognizes leading kidney care professionals who exemplify innovation, patient empowerment, and excellence in patient care. Dr. Potter’s groundbreaking contributions and steadfast dedication to kidney transplantation have significantly advanced medical practice and improved patient outcomes. His visionary leadership and tireless advocacy for patient-centered kidney policy have established new benchmarks for excellence in transplant medicine. During this Decade of the Kidney™, Dr. Potter joins an elite group of leaders recognized by AAKP for their unwavering commitment to enhancing the lives of individuals affected by kidney disease. His work epitomizes the highest standards of kidney care, embodying both compassion and expertise. To our current and prospective patients, rest assured that you are in exceptional hands. Dr. Potter and our entire transplant team are dedicated to providing world-class care and comprehensive support throughout your healthcare journey. Read more here.