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
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UHC Passport
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA PPO
- Navigate
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- OA Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HighMark
- IH-EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Network OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
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