About me
Dr. Costa is a board-certified nephrologist with more than 10 years’ experience in transplant nephrology. She is also board certified in internal medicine. She comes to MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute from the University of Maryland Medical System, where the majority of her patients were medically complex.
She earned her medical degree from Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo, Escuela de Medicina in the Dominican Republic and her MPH with a focus in epidemiology from University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. Dr. Costa completed her internship, residency, and fellowship in nephrology at East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine. She also completed a fellowship in kidney transplantation at University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Costa has served as a clinical assistant professor in internal medicine and nephrology and hypertension at East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine and assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology at University of Maryland School of Medicine. Since 2017, she has been the commissioner representing transplantation on the Maryland State Commission on Kidney Disease.
She has published in several peer-reviewed journals, including Transplantation, American Journal of Transplantation, and Transplant International and has written book chapters. Her areas of special interest and research include transplant diagnostics and long-term post-transplant outcomes.
She is a member of several national societies including the American Society of Nephrology, the Renal Physicians Association, and the American Society of Transplantation.
Dr. Costa sees patients at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and runs a clinic for Spanish language speakers at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
When not at work, Dr. Costa enjoys spending time with her family and traveling to tropical destinations.
Clinical areas of focus
- BK Virus Nephropathy
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) After Renal Transplant
- Hepatorenal Syndrome
- Kidney Transplant Malfunction
- Kidney Transplant Rejection
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 Network Open Access
- Cigna Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Innovation Health: POS
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- United Golden Rule
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Choice
- Kaiser Signature
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- I-SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Carefirst EPO
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Tricare for Life East
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Kaiser Select
- Beech Street PPO
- Tricare East Select
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- United Choice Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst NASCO
- D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicaid - Virginia
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Virginia Premier
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Optimum Choice
- Tricare East Prime
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Cigna EPO
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Navigate
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Fellowship: University of North Carolina Hospitals Program (2012)
Graduate: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2011)
Fellowship: Vidant Medical Center (2008)
Residency: Vidant Medical Center (2005)
Graduate: Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo (1998)