Alain Elias Abdo, MD| General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Alain Abdo, MD, bariatric surgeon, has extensive training in minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques, and is a certified user of da Vinci® technology.
Dr. Abdo earned his medical degree at Lebanese University and then relocated to the Baltimore area, where he pursued training and a bariatric/minimally invasive fellowship program at Saint Agnes Hospital. During that time, he pursued clinical rotations at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, the University of Maryland Medical Center, and MedStar Franklin Square, building his knowledge and expertise in the areas of general surgery, pediatrics, trauma, transplant surgery and burn care. Additionally, Dr. Abdo has demonstrated a solid commitment to his field through conducting, publishing and presenting medical research.
Dr. Abdo is a member of the American College of Surgeons. He is fluent in English, French and Arabic.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Hernia
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Gastric Plication
- Gastric Surgery
- Incisional Hernia
- Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Hernia
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Body Region Injury
- Chronic Appendicitis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Appendix
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Femoral Hernia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastrojejunal Ulcer
- Incisional Hernia
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocarditis
- Obesity
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Peritoneum Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Pilar Cysts
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Ventral Hernia
- Weight Loss Surgery Complications
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominal Wall Supplement
- Da Vinci Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
- Da Vinci Gastrectomy
- Da Vinci Surgery
- Excision Of Stomach
- Flap Surgery
- Foregut Surgery
- Gallbladder Resection
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric Artery Restriction
- Gastric Plication
- Gastric Restrictive Procedure Revision
- Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastric Switch
- Gastrointestinal Irrigation
- Gastrorrhaphy
- Gastrorrhaphy, Suture Of Perforated Duodenal Or Gastric Ulcer
- Gastrostomy
- Gynecologic Laparotomy
- Heller Myotomy
- Hemothorax Evacuation
- Hernia Repair
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Incision And Drainage Of Bartholin's Gland Abscess
- Intragastric Balloon
- Jejunum To Ileum Bypass
- Jejunum Transplant
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With Cholangiography
- Laparoscopic Duodenoileostomy
- Laparoscopic Excision Of Stomach
- Laparoscopic Gastric Partitioning
- Laparoscopic Gastrostomy
- Laparoscopic Omentum Release
- Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Laparoscopy
- Minimally Invasive Colectomy
- Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
- Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery
- Muscle Flap
- Neck Rhytidectomy
- Omentum Release
- Partial Colectomy
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Peritoneal Release
- Reflux Surgery
- Release Left Lobe Liver
- Repair Diaphragm
- Repair Of Anterior Abdominal Hernia
- Repair Of Inguinal Hernia
- Revision Synthetic Substitute
- Robotic Cholecystectomy
- Robotic Colectomy
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Robotic Esophagectomy
- Robotic Gastric Surgery
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Robotic Surgery
- Robotic Trunk Procedure
- Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery
- Roux-En-Y Bypass
- Sigmoid Colon Resection
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Small Intestine Repair
- Splenectomy
- Stomach Drainage
- Stomach Supplement
- Surgical Weight Loss
- Tocolysis
- Urinary Diversion
- Ventral Hernia Repair With Mesh
Practice locations
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9105 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 305-307
Baltimore, MD, 21237
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
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Medicare FFS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- Choice Fund PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare Direct
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optimum Choice
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- POS OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: St. Agnes Healthcare-GME (2016)
Residency: St. Agnes Healthcare-GME (2015)
Medical School: Lebanese University (2008)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doctor, 2023-2025