About me
Jenna Smith, RN, FNP-BC, is a board-certified family nurse practitioner at MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She specializes in volunteer bone-marrow and stem-cell donations that treat blood disorders, leukemia, lymphoma, and sickle cell anemia. She also is a member of the American Society of Apheresis.
Jenna’s approach to care prioritizes treating volunteer donors with respect and compassion. She begins by carefully listening to them while providing clear education about every step of the donation process. She later performs preliminary medical exams including physicals, lab work, and imaging screenings. For donors who are cleared to donate, Jenna then collects bone marrow or stem cells used to develop life-saving treatments for cancer patients.
Jenna is dedicated to ensuring the safety of bone-marrow and stem-cell donors. Her research interests include evaluating the relationship between donor blood volumes relative to stem-cell transplant outcomes. She is particularly interested in chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy – an advanced treatment that uses patients’ own blood cells to fight cancer. Referring physicians should know that Jenna is committed to providing high-quality grafts for better recipient outcomes.
Philosophy of Care
“Our comprehensive program cares for donors from across the country. They share such wonderful gifts that truly make a difference in the lives of both patients and their families. I honor these volunteers by ensuring empathetic, safe, and efficient donation experiences.”
About the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute
MedStar Georgetown is part of the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute, which combines medical expertise, the latest therapies, and research across MedStar Health. Our research engine, the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Washington, D.C., region. This partnership means we provide access to cutting-edge clinical trials and the latest breakthroughs in cancer care.
Professional association
- American Society for Apheresis
Clinical areas of focus
- Adenocarcinoma Of Lung
- Adrenal Neoplasm
- Bladder Cancer
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Esophageal Cancer
- Genitourinary Cancers
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Cancer Surgery
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Mass
- Lung Metastasis
- Mesothelioma
- Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Pancreas Cancer
- Penile Cancer
- Pleural Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Pulmonary Nodule
- Rectal Cancer
- Seminoma
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Thymoma
- Thymus Cancer
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Cancer
- Adenocarcinoma Of Lung
- Adrenal Neoplasm
- Adverse Effects To Anticoagulants
- Amyloidosis
- Anal Cancer
- Anemia
- Anemia And Bone Marrow Disorders
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Antithrombin Deficiency
- Aplastic Anemia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
- Bile Duct Mass
- Bladder Cancer
- Bleeding Disorder
- Blood Cancer
- Blood Clotting Disorder
- Blood Disorders
- Bone Marrow Disorders
- Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Cancer
- Cancer During Pregnancy
- Cancer Pain
- Cancer Related Fatigue
- Cancer Survivor
- Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome (CAPS)
- Coagulation Disorders
- Cold Agglutinin Disease
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Cooley Anemia
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Deep Thrombophlebitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Diamond Blackfan Anemia
- Endocrine Complications Of Cancer Therapy
- Esophageal Cancer
- Essential Thrombocytosis
- Factor Eight Disorder
- Factor Nine Deficiency
- Factor V Leiden
- Familial Aplastic Anemia
- Fanconi Anemia
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Stromal Tumors
- Genitourinary Cancers
- Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Head And Neck Tumors
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemoglobinopathies
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
- Hemophilia
- Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
- Hereditary Cancer Risk
- Hereditary Spherocytosis
- Hypercoagulable State
- Hypogammaglobulinemia
- Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Iron Metabolism Disorders
- Kidney Cancer
- Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
- Leukocytosis
- Leukopenia
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Metastases
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Mass
- Lung Metastasis
- Lymphopenia
- Maternal Hematologic Disorders
- Mesothelioma
- Monoclonal Gammopathy Of Undetermined Significance
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome
- Neutropenia
- Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Oral Complications Of Cancer
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancytopenia
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
- Penile Cancer
- Petechiae
- Platelet Disorder
- Pleural Cancer
- Poems Syndrome
- Polycythemia
- Porphyria
- Post Thrombotic Syndrome (PTS)
- Primary Myelofibrosis
- Primary Systemic Amyloidosis
- Prostate Cancer
- Protein C Deficiency
- Protein S Deficiency
- Prothrombin Gene Mutation
- Pulmonary Metastases
- Pulmonary Nodule
- Pure Red Cell Aplasia
- Purpura
- Rectal Cancer
- Recurrent Thrombosis
- Red Blood Cell Disorders
- Secondary Polycythemia
- Seminoma
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Side Effects Of Cancer Treatment
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Splenic Sequestration
- Splenomegaly
- Stomach Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Thalassemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombocytosis
- Thrombophilia
- Thrombotic Disorders
- Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Thymoma
- Thymus Cancer
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
- Venous Occlusive Crisis
- Von Willebrand Disease
- White Blood Cell Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Adjuvant Chemotherapy
- Anticoagulation
- Biological Targeted Therapy
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Cancer Chemotherapy
- Cancer Genomics
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Chemoradiation
- Early Detection Of Cancer
- Kidney Cancer Surgery
- Lupus Anticoagulant
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
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Select
- I-SNP
- United Golden Rule
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Medicaid - Virginia
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Tricare for Life East
- Carefirst EPO
- WellPoint Maryland
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Virginia Premier
- Aetna HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Tricare East Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Innovation Health: POS
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- United Choice Plus
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- CareFirst Administrators
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Optimum Choice
- Cigna Indemnity
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Navigate
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- United Student Resources
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- D-SNP)
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Tricare East Prime
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Signature
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
Education
Graduate Education: George Washington University Hospital (2016)
Awards
- Nurse of the Year, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2014, 2023)