About me
Dr. Al-Qaoud is a fellowship-trained, board-certified kidney and pancreas transplant surgeon.
His areas of special interest and expertise include:
- Adult and pediatric kidney transplant
- Pancreas transplantation (solitary and combined)
- Living donor nephrectomy
- Urologic reconstruction pre-/post-transplantation
- Urologic Oncology in Transplant Patients
He treats patients with the full range of kidney and pancreas conditions including chronic kidney disease, brittle diabetes, hypoglycemic unawareness, ADPCKD, Nutcracker syndrome/renovascular disease, Renal Cell Cancers, ureteral stricture/trauma, and bladder dysfunction requiring urinary diversion.
He is an active researcher and has published on a range of topics, including pancreas transplantation outcomes, pancreatic transplant cystic lesions, management of transplant ureteral strictures, pretransplant malignancy in transplant candidates, loin-pain-hematuria syndrome, nutcracker syndrome, use of pediatric pancreas donors, and renal cell cancer in transplant recipients. His work has appeared in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including American Journal of Transplantation, Transplant International, and Current Opinions in Organ Transplantation, and he has presented at national and international meetings and conferences.
Dr. Al-Qaoud earned his medical degree from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, completed his residency at McGill University Health Center in Canada, and completed a fellowship in Multi-Organ Abdominal Transplant Surgery at the University of Wisconsin.
When treating patients, he focuses on shared decision-making and treats patients as if they are family or friends--with the utmost dedication and commitment to their healing and wellbeing.
When he’s not working, Dr. Al-Qaoud enjoys traveling, cooking, swimming, and playing squash.
Clinical areas of focus
- Combined Transplant (KIDNEY-PANCREAS)
- Donor Nephrectomy
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Transplant
- Kidney Transplant Malfunction
- Kidney Transplant Rejection
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant
- Removal Of Transplanted Or Rejected Kidney
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Bladder Surgery
- Cadaveric Transplant
- Combined Transplant (HEART-KIDNEY)
- Combined Transplant (KIDNEY-LIVER)
- Combined Transplant (KIDNEY-LIVER-PANCREAS)
- Combined Transplant (KIDNEY-PANCREAS)
- Continent Urinary Diversion
- Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant
- Donor Nephrectomy
- HIV Positive To HIV Positive Transplant
- Kidney Surgery
- Kidney Transplant
- Kidney Transplant (HIV POSITIVE)
- Kidney Transplant Chain
- Kidney Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Transplant Evaluation (HIV POSITIVE)
- Laparoscopic Kidney Donation
- Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
- Laparoscopic Urology
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant
- Multi Organ Transplant
- Neobladder Construction
- Organ Donation
- Pancreas Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Pretransplant Clearance
- Removal Of Transplanted Or Rejected Kidney
- Renal Autotransplant
- Transplant Desensitization Protocols
- Urinary Diversion
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
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Tricare Prime
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- FIRST HEALTH
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics (2018)
Residency: McGill University (2016)
Medical School: University Of Manchester (2008)