About me
Maen Farha, MD, FACS, is medical director of the Breast Center at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of malignant and benign breast conditions, applying the latest technologies and approaches to care. Dr. Farha is an active participant in MedStar Health’s multidisciplinary tumor board meetings, where he collaborates with diagnostic specialists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, and other specialists to fully assess each patient’s imaging and determine the best course of action to optimize clinical outcomes.
Dr. Farha has extensive experience performing sentinel lymph node biopsies as well as minimally invasive breast biopsy procedures. Additionally, he offers state-of-the-art breast conserving surgery, intraoperative radiation therapy, and accelerated partial breast radiation. Dr. Farha also assures patients at the Breast Center have access to the latest clinical trials.
Dr. Farha is board certified in surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Recognized as one of the most experienced breast specialists in the region, he has been named a “Top Doctor” by Baltimore magazine seven times.
Dr. Farha’s philosophy of care
“Breast cancer is highly-curable especially when detected early. The process of diagnosis and treatment can be stressful for patients and their loved ones. Our team tends to the needs of the person as a whole - as much as we focus on the cancer treatment. Our philosophy is built on supporting the patient and their loved ones with education, compassion, and other forms of support. Patient treatment plans are designed through multispecialty teamwork at our tumor board conferences as well as at our multidisciplinary breast cancer clinic. Together, these approaches allow us to streamline the process of care for patients and keep communication lines open and effective for our team.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Cancer Treatment Planning
- Breast Lump
- Breast Reconstruction
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Targeted Therapy For Breast Cancer Treatment
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Mammogram
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Asymmetric Breasts
- Benign Breast Tumor
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Deformity
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Implant Illness
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lump
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reconstruction Complications
- Breast Tenderness
- Capsular Contracture
- Circulatory System Complications
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Breast Deformities
- Congenital Malformations Of Breast
- Dorsalgia
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Male Breast Enlargement (GYNECOMASTIA)
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Nipple Discharge
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Phyllodes Tumors
- Poland Syndrome
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Superficial Abdomen Injury
- Tendinous Disorders
- Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
Procedures I perform
- Axillary Lymph Node Excision
- Bilateral Breast Augmentation
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Follow-Up Care
- Breast Cancer Risk Reduction
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Cancer Treatment Planning
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Lesion Excision With Radiological Marker
- Breast Lift Surgery
- Breast Lift With Implants
- Breast Localization Device Placement
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Breast Seroma Aspiration
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Diagnostic Breast Imaging
- Diagnostic Mammography
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Iliopsoas Blocks
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Lesion Excision
- Lumpectomy
- Lumpectomy With Radiation
- Mammary Ductogram Or Galactogram
- Mastectomy
- Mastopexy
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Nipple Exploration
- Nipple Reconstruction
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Simple Mastectomy
- Targeted Therapy For Breast Cancer Treatment
- Total Body Irradiation
- Transplant Hepatectomy
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
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
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HighMark
- IH-PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Navigate
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice POS II
- Choice POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst NASCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (1987)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (1983)
Medical School: American University of Beirut (1982)
Internship: American University of Beirut (1982)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doc, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017-2023 Golden Apple Teaching Award 2016