
Nadiesda Costa MD MPH (She/Her)
Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation
Associate Professor, Nephrology/Transplantation
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3800 Reservoir Rd NWWashington, DC 20007
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Summary
- Dr. Nadiesda Costa is a nephrologist based in Washington, DC, specializing in kidney and pancreas transplantation. She completed her medical education at Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo in 1998 and pursued further training with a residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine, along with fellowships in Nephrology and Transplant Hepatology at ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina University and University of North Carolina Hospitals, respectively. She earned an MPH in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina. Dr. Costa is currently a physician at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and an Associate Professor at Georgetown University. Her experience includes transplant nephrology, anemia of chronic kidney disease, and transplantation tolerance, with several publications in reputed journals such as the American Journal of Transplantation. She has been recognized as a Young Investigator by the American Transplant Congress and has participated in clinical trials focusing on BKV infection in kidney transplant recipients.
Education & Training
University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 2011 - 2012
University of North CarolinaMPH, Epidemiology, 2009 - 2011
ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityFellowship, Nephrology, 2006 - 2008
ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2006
ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Certifications & Licensure
SC State Medical License 2006 - 2027
DC State Medical License 2021 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2012 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2002 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Young Investigator American Transplant Congress, 2012
Clinical Trials
- Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of AntiBKV as Treatment of BKV Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients Start of enrollment: 2023 Apr 10
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Navigating Anemia Therapy in CKD With Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Activators: A Review.Volker H Haase, Nadiesda A Costa, Mark J Koury
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2026-05-01 - 4 citationsImproving the histologic detection of donor-specific antibody-negative antibody-mediated rejection in kidney transplants.Luis G Hidalgo, Katelynn S Madill-Thomsen, Jeff Reeve, Martina Mackova, Philippe Gauthier
American Journal of Transplantation. 2026-01-01 - Examining Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplant Listing Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Joseph M Cotton, Silke Niederhaus, Keisha Perry, Nadiesda Costa, Jonathan Bromberg
Cureus. 2026-01-01
Press Mentions
Memo Advances Kidney Transplant Infection Drug Despite Phase II MissJuly 25th, 2025
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Society of TransplantationFellow
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