Raina Wallace Sola, MD| General Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Raina Wallace Sola, MD, is an Acute Care Surgeon who is part of MedStar Health’s Integrated Surgical Service Line, serving the healthcare system’s four hospitals located in the Baltimore metropolitan area. She specializes in general surgical care for patients with urgent, acute medical needs—many of whom come into the hospital emergency room requiring surgical intervention the same day. She is a member of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Wallace Sola earned her medical degree at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she also completed an internship in the department of surgery. Her training concluded with a clinical residency at Nassau University Medical Center, with continued focus on surgery and an appointment as a research fellow in the hospital’s Level I Trauma Center Registry. Her clinical and research efforts made her an active contributor to numerous industry professional publications, presentations and lectures, and abstracts, while in training.
Dr. Wallace Sola emphasizes the importance of effective communication, compassion, and empathy, in working with surgical patients and their families. She is a strong advocate for patient education, and takes the time to assure her patients understand their diagnosis, why surgical intervention is recommended, and what can be expected prior to, during, and following surgical procedures.
Philosophy of care
“A great level of gratification comes with the knowledge that I can help someone who is in pain or suffering, immediately, through my work in the operating room. I am excited for the opportunity to help MedStar Health build and grow its acute care surgery program by working with patients and a multidisciplinary team of surgeons at all four Baltimore-based hospitals.” —Raina Wallace Sola, MD
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Hernia
- Abdominal Wall Defects
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Gallstones
- Gastric Surgery
- Hernia Repair
- Incisional Hernia
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Partial Colectomy
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Stenting Of Pancreatic Duct
- Ventral Hernia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Adhesions
- Abdominal Hernia
- Abdominal Pain
- Abdominal Wall Abscess
- Abdominal Wall Defects
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Anal Venous Thrombosis
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Bile Duct Injury
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Body Region Injury
- Boils
- Bowel Obstruction
- Breast Abscess
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lump
- Chest Open Wound
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Appendicitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Complications Of Surgical And Medical Care
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Appendix
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Spleen
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Early Complications Of Trauma
- Endometriosis
- Femoral Hernia
- Gallstones
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hernia Repair
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Incisional Hernia
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Myocarditis
- Neoplasm Analysis
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Pelvic Organ Injury
- Perianal Fistula
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Peritoneum Disorders
- Pilar Cysts
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Adhesions
- Postoperative Complications
- Postprocedural States
- Rectal Diseases
- Rectal Fissure
- Respiratory Complications
- Retroperitoneum Disorders
- Shoulder Open Wound
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Complications
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Spinal Stenosis
- Superficial Abdomen Injury
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Cavity Open Wound
- Vaginal Fistula
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Venous Embolism
- Ventral Hernia
- Ventral Hernia Repair
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Wound Dehiscence
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominal Wall Stoma Repair
- Abdominal Wall Supplement
- Anus Resection
- Appendix Resection
- Buttock Drainage
- Colectomy With Removal Of Terminal Ileum
- Colocutaneous Anastomosis
- Da Vinci Gastrectomy
- Descending Colectomy
- Enterectomy
- Enterectomy With Enterostomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroenterostomy
- Enterotomy For Exploration
- Excision Of Duodenum
- Excision Of Pancreas
- Excision Of Small Intestine
- Excision Of Stomach Pylorus
- Flap Surgery
- Gallbladder Resection
- Gallstone Removal
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastrorrhaphy, Suture Of Perforated Duodenal Or Gastric Ulcer
- Gastrostomy, Open
- Gynecologic Laparotomy
- Hemothorax Evacuation
- Hernia Repair
- Irrigation Of Peritoneal Cavity
- Ischiorectal Abscess Drainage
- Jejunum To Ileum Bypass
- Jejunum Transplant
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With Cholangiography
- Laparoscopic Colectomy With End Colostomy
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Laparoscopy With Cannula Revision
- Minimally Invasive Appendectomy
- Minimally Invasive Colon Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Gallbladder Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Muscle Flap
- Omentum Release
- Partial Colectomy
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Peritoneal Cavity Drainage
- Peritoneal Release
- Repair Of Anterior Abdominal Hernia
- Repair Of Inguinal Hernia
- Revision Synthetic Substitute
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Sigmoid Colon Resection
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Small Intestine Repair
- Splenic Flexure Mobilization
- Stenting Of Pancreatic Duct
- Stomach Drainage
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Total Colectomy
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Ventral Hernia Repair With Mesh
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
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HighMark
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TRICARE for Life East
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- IH-PPO
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- POS OA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Sentara Health
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Network OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Residency: Nassau University Medical Center-GME (2021)
Internship: Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai (2015)
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2014)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doc, 2024