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
- Chronic Shoulder Instability
- Reverse Shoulder Replacement
- Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Arthritis Treatment
- Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Dislocation Surgery
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Instability Surgery
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder Surgery
- Total Shoulder Replacement
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ac Joint Arthritis
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Arm Fracture
- Arthritis
- Broken Collarbone
- Broken Humerus
- Chronic Shoulder Instability
- Clavicle Fracture
- Glenohumeral Joint Instability
- Humeral Head Fracture
- Impingement Syndrome
- Labral Tears
- Osteoarthritis
- Rotator Cuff Impingement
- 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
- Suprascapular Nerve Entrapment
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Total Shoulder Replacement
- Total Shoulder Replacement Failure
Procedures I perform
- Adhesive Capsulitis Treatment
- Frozen Shoulder Treatment
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Proximal Humerus Fracture Treatment
- Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Reverse Shoulder Replacement
- Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment
- Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy Treatment
- Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis Release
- Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis Treatment
- Shoulder Arthritis Treatment
- Shoulder Arthrodesis
- Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Arthroscopic Debridement
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Bursitis Treatment
- Shoulder Contracture Release
- Shoulder Dislocation Surgery
- Shoulder Fracture Repair
- Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty
- Shoulder Impingement Surgery
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Treatment
- Shoulder Impingement Treatment
- Shoulder Instability Repair
- Shoulder Instability Surgery
- Shoulder Joint Replacement
- Shoulder Labral Repair
- Shoulder Ligament Repair
- Shoulder Osteotomy
- Shoulder Reconstruction
- Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder Replacement Reversal
- Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tendonitis Treatment
- Shoulder Separation Repair
- Shoulder Stiffness Treatment
- Shoulder Subacromial Decompression
- 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
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HighMark
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Navigate
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Network OA
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital-Ortho Surgery (2008)
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System (2007)
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania (2002)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025