Brian Lim Bello, MD| Colon And Rectal Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Brian Bello, MD is a board-certified colon and rectal surgeon with the MedStar Colorectal Surgery Program and program director of MedStar Health's fellowship in colon and rectal surgery. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and a graduate degree from Georgetown University. He finished medical school at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia where he was inducted to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr. Bello completed a residency in general surgery and fellowships in both minimally invasive surgery and colon and rectal surgery at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Bello specializes in the treatment of colon cancer, rectal cancer, anal cancer, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, complex anorectal disorders, diverticulitis, fecal incontinence, chronic constipation, pelvic floor disorders, colonoscopy, laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery, transanal endoscopic microsurgery, and general surgery. Dr. Bello has advanced training in performing state-of-the-art minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery for major colon and rectal surgery. He has a special interest in researching enhanced recovery protocols and outcomes after surgery.
Dr. Bello has presented at national meetings and written multiple book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, and the American College of Surgeons.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominoperineal Resection
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- Colostomy
- Crohn's Disease
- Enterocele Repair
- Hemorrhoids
- Laparoscopic Colectomy
- Neobladder Creation
- Open Colectomy
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Cancer Surgery
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vaginal Fistula
- Vaginal Wall Prolapse
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Anal Venous Thrombosis
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Bladder Disorders
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Digestive Organs
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colonic Polyps
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Congenital Malformations Of Intestine
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Digestive System Complications
- Diverticulitis
- Female Genital Tract Fistulae
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Incisional Hernia
- Paracolostomy Hernia
- Perianal Fistula
- Perianal Itching
- Pilonidal Cyst
- Pruritus
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Fissure
- Rectal Pain
- Rectal Ulcers
- Spinal Stenosis
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vaginal Fistula
- Vaginal Wall Prolapse
- Ventral Hernia
Procedures I perform
- Abdominoperineal Resection
- Anal Canal Reconstruction
- Anal Fistula Treatment
- Colectomy
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- Colonoscopy
- Colostomy
- Colostomy Revision
- Compression Bandaging
- Endorectal Advancement Flap
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Foot Subcutaneous Tissue Diagnostic Drainage
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hysteroscopic Polyp Resection
- Inferior Mesenteric Artery Aneurysm Repair
- J-Pouch Surgery
- Laparoscopic Colectomy
- Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy
- Mastopexy
- Neobladder Creation
- Open Colectomy
- Perianal Surgery
- Pilonidal Cyst Treatment
- Rectal Cancer Surgery
- Rectal Stricture Dilation
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Small Bowel Resection
- Stoma Revision
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
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-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UHC Passport
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare FFS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- Network OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HighMark
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- POS OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Sentara Health
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
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Education
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Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center (Illinois) (2013)
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center (Illinois) (2012)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (2006)