Thomas Michael Loughney, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Board-certified in Gastroenterology, Thomas Loughney, MD, currently serves as Director of Endoscopy at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and is an Associate Professor, Georgetown Medical School. He is the Chairman of the Credentials Committee. He also serves on the MedStar Georgetown Patient Safety Committee.
Dr. Loughney has won multiple awards for his excellence in teaching and been recognized by Washington's Consumer Checkbook and Washingtonian Magazine as the top, recommended gastroenterologist in the Washington area. His clinical expertise includes interventional endoscopy, biliary and pancreatic disease, use of endoluminal stents and colon cancer screening.
Following a Gastroenterology Fellowship and Residency and Internship in Internal Medicine all at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Dr. Loughney served as a Lt. Colonel in the Army Medical Corp. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1989.
Clinical areas of focus
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Diarrhea Management
- Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Enteroscopy With Biopsy
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Gallstones
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Stomach Pain Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Stones
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bowel Obstruction
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Digestive Organs
- Choledocholithiasis
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyp
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gas And Bloating
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Infectious Gastroenteritis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Fistula
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Rectal Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting And Nausea
Procedures I perform
- Biopsy Of The Large Intestine
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cecum Transplant
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Diarrhea Management
- Dilation Of Common Hepatic Duct
- Dilation Of Common Hepatic Duct With Stent
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Biliary Ductal System Catheterization
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Pancreatic Ductal System Catheterization
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography With Calculi Destruction
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography With Calculi Removal
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Biopsy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Tumor Ablation
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- Rectal Stricture Dilation
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stent Placement
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Unlisted Small Intestine Procedure
- Upper Esophagus Dilation, Endoscopic
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
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 PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HighMark
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Sentara Health
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- POS OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Network OA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Navigate
- Medicare FFS
- IH-HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1996)
Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1992)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1989)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025 Top Recommended Gastroenterologist, Washington Consumer Checkbook Washingtonian Magazine Best Doctor, multiple years James Leonard Award for Excellence in Teaching Internal Medicine Tripler Army Medical Center Department of Family Practice Valued Teacher Award Tripler Army Department of Medicine Teacher of the Year Award