Jack A. Sava, MD| General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care | MedStar Health
About me
Jack Sava, MD, is director of the Gold Surgery team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Sava's team manages a broad spectrum of urgent general surgical conditions (including problems of the intestine, gallbladder, stomach, liver, and other abdominal organs) and staffs the MedStar Health trauma unit, a Level-1 trauma center.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Wall Injury
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Accidental Firearm Discharge
- Ankle And Foot Burn
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bleeding Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Bronchial Injury
- Cardiac Shock
- Cervical Fracture
- Chemical Burns
- Chest Burn And Corrosion
- Chest Open Wound
- Chronic Appendicitis
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Collapsed Lung
- Dependence On Machines And Devices
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Diverticular Disease
- Early Complications Of Trauma
- Esophageal Injury
- Eyelid Lacerations
- Femoral Hernia
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Fracture Of The Tibia And Fibula
- General Symptoms
- Head And Neck Trauma
- Head, Face, And Neck Burn And Corrosion
- Hemothorax
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Incisional Hernia
- Intrathoracic Organ Injury
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Laryngeal Trauma
- Liver Injury
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Neck Injury
- Pancreas Injury
- Pelvic Fracture
- Pelvic Organ Injury
- Penetrating Thoracic Trauma
- Pleural Disease
- Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax And Air Leak
- Radial Artery Injury
- Respiratory Conditions Due To External Agents
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Rib Fracture
- Ruptured Spleen
- Septic Shock
- Shock
- Shoulder And Upper Limb Burn
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Open Wound
- Skull Fractures
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spleen Injury
- Stab Wound
- Thermal Burn Injury
- Thigh Fracture
- Thoracic Aorta Injury
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thoracic Cavity Open Wound
- Traumatic Amputation
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Urinary Tract Injury
- Wrist And Hand Burn And Corrosion
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
Procedures I perform
- Abdomen Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Abdominal Wall Bone Graft
- Abdominal Wall Infection Drainage
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Aortography
- Artery Bone Graft Harvest
- Artery Debridement
- Artery Reconstruction
- Artery Repair
- Arthrocentesis
- Bladder Inspection
- Bronchial Brush Biopsy
- Bypass Graft
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Tissue Repair
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Carpal Fracture Fixation
- Carpal Fracture Stabilization
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Chest Wall Manipulation
- Cholecystectomy
- Clavicle Fracture Stabilization
- Colostomy
- Complex Liver Suture
- Control Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding
- Control Pelvic Cavity Bleeding
- Control Peritoneal Cavity Bleeding
- Debridement Of Mastoidectomy Cavity
- Debridement Of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
- Decompression Fasciotomy
- Decompression Fasciotomy, Leg
- Descending Colectomy
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Ecmo Cannulation
- Endoscopic Inspection Of Tracheobronchial Tree
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Enterocele Repair
- Exploration Of Penetrating Wound, Neck
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Femur Fracture Stabilization
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastrorrhaphy, Suture Of Perforated Duodenal Or Gastric Ulcer
- Gynecologic Laparotomy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hemorrhage Control
- Hemothorax Evacuation
- Hepatic Repair
- Humerus Fracture Fixation
- Humerus Fracture Stabilization
- Incision And Removal Of Foreign Body
- Inspection Of Chest Wall
- Jejunum Supplement
- Jejunum Transplant
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Laparoscopy
- Ligament Debridement
- Liver Packing Removal
- Lobectomy
- Long Leg Splint Application
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Metacarpal Fracture Fixation
- Metatarsal Fracture Stabilization
- Motion Fluoroscopic Evaluation
- Muscle Flap
- Nerve Graft
- Nonautologous Whole Blood Transfusion
- Occlusion Left External Iliac Artery
- Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
- Partial Colectomy
- Patella Fracture Stabilization
- Pathology Consultation
- Pelvic Packing
- Pelvic Ultrasound
- Pelvis Fracture Fixation
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Peritoneal Cavity Drainage
- Phalanges Fracture Stabilization
- Pleural Cavity Drainage
- Proximal Phalanx Osteotomy
- Rectal Excision
- Repair Diaphragm
- Repair, Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Revision Synthetic Substitute
- Rib Fracture Fixation
- Rib Fracture Internal Fixation
- Rib Fracture Stabilization
- Scapula Fracture Fixation
- Scapula Fracture Stabilization
- Skin Bone Graft
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Graft
- Skin Reconstruction
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Small Intestine Repair
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Spinal Fusion
- Sputum Collection By Aerosol Induced Technique
- Sternal Debridement
- Sternal Fracture Fixation
- Sternal Fracture Stabilization
- Sternal Reconstruction
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Surgical Wound Exploration
- Tarsal Fracture Fixation
- Tendon Debridement
- Thoracic Duct Debridement
- Thoracic Duct Embolization
- Thoracic Spine Bone Graft
- Thoracic Spine Stabilization
- Thoracoscopy With Intrapleural Foreign Body Removal
- Thoracotomy With Cardiac Massage
- Thoracotomy With Therapeutic Wedge Resection
- Tibia Fracture Fixation
- Tube Thoracostomy
- Ulna Fracture Fixation
- Upper Artery Synthetic Substitute Removal
- Vascular Embolization
- Vasopressor Administration
- 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
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Employee Health Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HighMark
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-HMO
- United Student Resources
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- OA Plus
- Choice POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Administrators
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Navigate
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: LAC-USC Medical Center-GME (2001)
Residency: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (1999)
Internship: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (1995)
Medical School: McGill University (1994)