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
- Combined Transplant (KIDNEY-PANCREAS)
- Donor Nephrectomy
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Transplant
- Kidney Transplant Malfunction
- Kidney Transplant Rejection
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant
- Removal Of Transplanted Or Rejected Kidney
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Cadaveric Transplant
- Combined Transplant (KIDNEY-PANCREAS)
- Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant
- Donor Nephrectomy
- HIV Positive To HIV Positive Transplant
- Kidney Transplant
- Kidney Transplant (HIV POSITIVE)
- Kidney Transplant Chain
- Kidney Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Transplant Evaluation (HIV POSITIVE)
- Laparoscopic Kidney Donation
- Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant
- Organ Donation
- Pancreas Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Pretransplant Clearance
- Removal Of Transplanted Or Rejected Kidney
- Renal Autotransplant
- Transplant Desensitization Protocols
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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- CFBCBS EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Tricare Prime
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- FIRST HEALTH
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Open EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology
Fellowship Program: University of Minnesota (2008)
Fellowship Program: University of Cincinnati Hospital (2002)
Residency Program: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2001)
Residency Program: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1997)
Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (1995)