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
- 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
- Endorectal Advancement Flap
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- J-Pouch Surgery
- Laparoscopic Colectomy
- Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy
- Open Colectomy
- Perianal Surgery
- Rectal Cancer Surgery
- Rectal Stricture Dilation
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Small Bowel Resection
- Stoma Revision
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-4599miles away
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 HMO
- Choice POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-HMO
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Student Resources
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Network OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Sentara Health
- Medicare FFS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-EPO Plus
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HighMark
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center (Illinois) (2013)
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center (Illinois) (2012)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (2006)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025