About me
In addition to Brandywine, Dr. Cestare also sees patients in Mitchellville:
MedStar Health at Mitchellville
12158 Central Avenue
Mitchellville, MD 20721
Phone number: 844-940-7246
Dr. Thomas Phillip Cestare is a board-certified anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist at MedStar Health. He provides compassionate and comprehensive care to patients suffering from chronic pain, utilizing a multimodal, multidisciplinary, and individualized approach. Practicing at MedStar Health’s Brandywine and Mitchellville locations in Maryland, Dr. Cestare is dedicated to improving his patients’ quality of life by offering advanced pain management solutions tailored to their unique needs.
Dr. Cestare earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He then completed his residency in anesthesiology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Finally, he pursued a fellowship in pain management at Columbia University/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where he gained specialized expertise in interventional pain medicine techniques.
Dr. Cestare treats a wide range of issues, including neuropathic pain, spinal pain, and musculoskeletal disorders. He is highly skilled in interventional procedures such as epidural steroid injections, facet and genicular radiofrequency ablation, and sympathetic blocks. Additionally, he offers innovative neuromodulation treatments, including spinal cord stimulator trials and peripheral nerve stimulator implants.
His philosophy of care is rooted in a holistic and patient-centered approach, ensuring that each individual receives the best possible treatment plan to help them regain function and comfort in their daily lives. Through his expertise, dedication, and compassionate approach, Dr. Cestare continues to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those struggling with chronic pain.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Nerve Block
- Osteoarthritis
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Sciatica
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Stenosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Back Pain
- Buttock Pain
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Kyphosis Of The Spine
- Lordosis Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Rotator Cuff Strains
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Osteoarthritis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Epidural Blood Patch For Csf Leak
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Procedure
- Gasserian Ganglion Block
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Hip Joint Injection
- Knee Injection
- Muscle Injection
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Nerve Block
- Pain Management Counseling
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Shoulder Joint Injection
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Pulsed Radiofrequency
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Trigger Point Injection
Practice locations
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13950 Brandywine Rd
Ste 225
Brandywine, MD, 20613
12158 Central Ave
Ste 700
Mitchellville, MD, 20721
13950 Brandywine Rd
Ste 225
Brandywine, MD, 20613
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 Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst EPO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Network OA
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
Fellowship: New York-Presbyterian Hospital (2020)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2019)
Internship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2016)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2015)