Thomas Marlon Fishbein, MD| Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary And Pancreatic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Fishbein is the executive director of MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute (MGTI), director of Liver Diseases and Transplant Program and professor, Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics. Board certified in Surgery, his special interests include small bowel/intestinal transplantation, pediatric liver transplantation, hepatobiliary surgery, liver transplant, portal hypertension surgery and pancreatic surgery. He oversees clinical research at MGTI and is the principal investigator of numerous clinical trials. Dr. Fishbein is known as one of a handful of international experts on intestinal transplantation who has developed new immunosuppressive regimens, surgical techniques and other treatments to improve outcomes.
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Clinical areas of focus
- Liver Cancer Surgery
- Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Transplantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Liver Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Diseases Of Spleen
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Immunodeficiencies
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Damage From Toxins
- Liver Donor Evaluation
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Liver Transplant Evaluation
- Liver Transplant Rejection
- Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Pancreas Cancer
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Viral Hepatitis
- Wilson Disease
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Organ Transplantation
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Aortic Lymph Node Excision
- Appendix Resection
- Bile Duct Repair
- Bile Duct Resection
- Bile Duct Tumor Excision
- Budd Chiari Syndrome Treatment
- Bypass Splenic Vein
- Central Pancreatectomy
- Cholecystectomy
- Choledochal Cyst Excision
- Choledochojejunostomy
- Cholelithiasis Treatment
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Distal Pancreatectomy
- Distal Pancreatectomy Without Pancreaticojejunostomy
- Donor Organ Procurement
- Duodenum Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroenterostomy
- Enucleation
- Excision Jejunum
- Excision Of Duodenum
- Excision Of Pancreas
- Excision Of Small Intestine
- Excision Of Stomach
- Gallbladder Cancer Treatment
- Gallbladder Removal
- Gallbladder Resection
- Gallstone Removal
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Disease Testing
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Treatment
- Gastroparesis Treatment
- Gastrostomy
- Hepatic Abscess Treatment
- Hepatic Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Hepatic Artery Embolization
- Hepatic Vein Thrombosis Treatment
- Ileostomy
- Jejunostomy
- Jejunum To Ileum Bypass
- Laparoscopic Liver Ablation
- Laparoscopic Liver Resection
- Left Lobe Liver Resection
- Liver Ablation
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Rehabilitation
- Liver Cancer Surgery
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Cyst Drainage
- Liver Cyst Marsupialization
- Liver Metastasis Treatment
- Liver Resection
- Liver Transplant
- Liver Transplantation
- Liver Trisegmentectomy
- Living Donor Transplantation
- Lobectomy
- Microwave Ablation
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Multi-Organ Transplantation
- Multivisceral Transplant
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment
- Open Common Bile Duct Excision
- Open Diagnostic Left Lobe Liver Excision
- Open Diagnostic Liver Excision
- Open Diagnostic Right Lobe Liver Excision
- Open Left Hepatic Duct Excision
- Open Left Lobe Liver Excision
- Open Right Hepatic Duct Excision
- Open Right Lobe Liver Excision
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Pancreatectomy
- Pancreatectomy With Pancreatojejunostomy
- Pancreatectomy With Total Duodenectomy
- Pancreatic Abscess Treatment
- Pancreatic Biopsy
- Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
- Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst Treatment
- Pancreatic Surgery
- Pancreaticojejunostomy
- Partial Colectomy
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Pseudocyst Drainage
- Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Peritoneal Release
- Portal Hypertension Treatment
- Portal Vein Embolization
- Puestow Procedure
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Re-Transplantation
- Right Lobe Liver Resection
- Robotic Surgery
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Small Intestine Cancer Treatment
- Small Intestine Repair
- Spleen Resection
- Stomach Cancer Treatment
- Surgery
- Total Colectomy
- Total Pancreatectomy
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Infection Treatment
- Transverse Colectomy
- Unlisted Biliary Tract Procedure
- Vascular Anastomosis
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 2nd Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-3700Fax 877-680-8192
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 Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UHC Passport
- Optimum Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Network OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Navigate
- First Health PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- POS OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE East Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center-GME (1997)
Residency: Boston University Medical Center-Surgery GME (1995)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1989)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025