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
- Arterial Blood Clots
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Combined Kidney
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Donor Pancreas Disease
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Intestinal Infections
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Rejection
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant Complications
- Lung Transplant Rejection
- Malabsorption
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Pancreas Transplant Complications
- Pancreas Transplant Failure
- Pancreas Transplant Revision
- Rejected Kidney Removal
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Transplanted Organ Failure
- 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
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Main Bldg
Washington, DC, 20007
110 Irving St NW
Washington, DC, 20010
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 HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Passport
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Student Resources
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-EPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Sentara Health
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- OA Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS II
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Pediatric 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.