About me
Brent B. Wiesel, MD, is board certified in orthopaedic surgery and specializes in shoulder and elbow surgery for adolescents and adults. In addition to traditional open surgery, he has expertise in the latest techniques including minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery and reverse shoulder replacement.
Dr. Wiesel is chief of the shoulder service at the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute, and he performs surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Wiesel developed his interest in shoulder disorders after injuring his shoulder preparing for the 1996 Olympics as a member of the USA Canoe/Kayak whitewater slalom team. His injury and subsequent two surgeries prevented him from competing in the Olympics, but he returned to the sport recreationally and went on to medical school and residency at the University of Pennsylvania. He had additional training in shoulder and elbow surgery at the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia.
As part of the shoulder service team, Dr. Wiesel is also involved in research on advancing treatment for shoulder and elbow disorders.
Read more about Dr. Wiesel's background and accomplishments.
Patient Story:
- Strength Restored Following Shoulder Surgery
- Sophisticated reverse shoulder replacement surgery brings relief.
- InMotion - New Hope for Severe Shoulder Arthritis
Dr. Wiesel's Treatments:
Clinical areas of focus
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Reverse Shoulder Replacement
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Dislocation Surgery
- Shoulder Fracture Repair
- Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder Surgery
- Total Shoulder Replacement
- Total Shoulder Replacement
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ac Joint Arthritis
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Broken Collarbone
- Chronic Shoulder Instability
- Labral Tears
- Osteoarthritis
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Shoulder Strain
- Shoulder Tendonitis
- Slap Lesion
- Sprained Shoulder
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Total Shoulder Replacement
Procedures I perform
- Adhesive Capsulitis Treatment
- Bursitis Treatment
- Frozen Shoulder Treatment
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Reverse Shoulder Replacement
- Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment
- Shoulder Arthritis Treatment
- Shoulder Contracture Release
- Shoulder Dislocation Surgery
- Shoulder Fracture Repair
- Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Treatment
- Shoulder Instability Repair
- Shoulder Instability Surgery
- Shoulder Ligament Repair
- Shoulder Reconstruction
- Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder Separation Repair
- Shoulder Subluxation Repair
- Shoulder Surgery
- Shoulder Tendonitis Treatment
- Total Shoulder Replacement
- Total Shoulder Replacement Reversal
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Ground Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8766Fax 202-444-7804
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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- United Student Resources
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Employee Health Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Network OA
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- POS OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare FFS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE for Life East
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital-Ortho Surgery (2008)
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System (2007)
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania (2002)